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grappling hook - a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

grapnel, grapple, grappling iron, grappler

crampon, crampoon - a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects

claw, hook - a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation

Translations

grappling hook, grappling iron

n → Haken m, → Greifer m; (Naut) → Enterhaken m

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As the craft neared the building, and just before she struck, the Martian warriors swarmed upon her from the windows, and with their great spears eased the shock of the collision, and in a few moments they had thrown out grappling hooks and the big boat was being hauled to ground by their fellows below.

A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

The boats, in general, had to be propelled by oars and setting poles, or drawn by the hand and by grappling hooks from one root or overhanging tree to another; or towed by the long cordelle, or towing line, where the shores were sufficiently clear of woods and thickets to permit the men to pass along the banks.

Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context

It was rising at an angle of about forty-five degrees dead ahead of us, with the evident intention of combing us with grappling hooks from above as it skimmed low over our deck.

The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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