grappling iron

Example Sentences

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Before we began to descend at full speed the grappling iron had been pitched over, and, fortunately, got a firm hold in a ridge of the ploughed land.

From Faces and Places by Lucy, Henry W. (Henry William), Sir

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 Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

A grappling iron swung from beneath almost struck him in the face.

From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Ollivant, Alfred

He concluded he had been dreaming, but when about to leave the window he saw one of his fellow workmen running with the grappling iron.

From The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe by Woodcock, Henry

“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 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)