grapnel
Example Sentences
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According to an online video, the company sometimes uses grapnels to snag severed fiber-optic cables and haul them to the surface, where the ends are spliced back together.
From Washington Post
We pulled in the pole and threw out the grapnel hook, watching the attached rope spin from its coil on the boat floor.
From Literature
A moment later came the most jolting shock of all as the grapnel found a branch that held it fast.
From Literature
There’s a built-in cowl respirator, a pneumatic tranquilizer gun, grapnel gun, strobe stun gun, two-radio, ultrasonic anti-dog device, and, of course, smoke bombs, Batarangs, and fireball shooting gear plus a bunch of other awesome functions.
From Time
You lower down a grapnel, which is like a big shovel, and pull up each side of the cable and buoy them.
From Newsweek
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