Meaning & use
grapnel
A device with several curved hooks attached to a rope, used for gripping, dragging, or anchoring.
See it in a sentence
The sailors threw a grapnel to snag the drifting boat and pull it alongside.
Rescuers used a grapnel to retrieve the bag that had fallen into the well.
A note on using this word
A grapnel functions like a small anchor with multiple flukes, and is often called a grappling hook in everyday speech.
Words with a similar meaning
grappling hook
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