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Webster 1913 Edition
Grapnel
Grap′nel
,Noun.
(Naut.)
A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; – written also grapline, and crapnel.
Webster 1828 Edition
Grapnel
GRAP'NEL
Definition 2024
grapnel
grapnel
English
Noun
grapnel (plural grapnels)
- (nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
- (nautical) A grappling iron.
Translations
small anchor
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grappling iron — see grappling iron