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A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
Examples
- 1790, William Bligh, A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board his Majesty’s Ship Bounty, London: George Nicol, Entry for 1 June, 1789, At dawn of day we got on shore, and tracked the boat into shelter; for the wind blowing fresh without, and the ground being rocky, I was afraid to trust her at a grapnel, lest she might be blown to sea: I was, therefore, obliged to let her ground in the course of the ebb.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: graplin
Antonyms: none provided
A device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope, which is thrown or hooked over a firm mooring to secure an object attached to the other end of the rope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A grappling iron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To connect (ships) with a grapnel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a light anchor for small boats
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grapnel anchor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anchor, ground tackle
a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tool
Narrower terms: crampon, crampoon
From Middle English grapnel, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French grapil, grapin. Compare modern French grappin.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
naara-ankkuri
— small anchor
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Galician:
arpeo
— small anchor
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Greek:
αγκουρέτο
(agkouréto)
— small anchor
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Norwegian Bokmål:
dregg
— small anchor
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
dregg
— small anchor
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Polish:
bosak
— small anchor
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Polish:
hak
— small anchor
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Swedish:
dragg
— small anchor
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Finnish:
heittokoukku
— a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something
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Finnish:
entraushaka
— a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something
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Māori:
tārau
— a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something
