grappling iron
Example Sentences
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One look was enough to tell them it was from this craft that the grappling iron had been let down, and as the submarine drifted nearer the form of Hardley was seen on deck.
From Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
"There's some sort of grappling iron, or cable with a hook on it, being lowered from the surface, and it's near the wreck," was the answer.
From Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
The cable car must close its grappling iron and grip the cable before progress can be made.
From The Jericho Road by W. Bion Adkins
“Weel, lad, what luck?” enquired Spink, as Swankie and he met—the former with a grappling iron on his shoulder, the latter staggering under the weight of a mass of metal.
From The Lighthouse by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
At that instant I suddenly arose and threw the grappling iron.
From Tales of the Fish Patrol by George Varian
