grapnel
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
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.
Đồng nghĩa: graplin
- 2.
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.
- 3.
(nautical) A grappling iron.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)(transitive, nautical) To connect (ships) with a grapnel.
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From Middle English grapnel, from -, from Old French grapil, grapin. Compare modern grappin.