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Definition of Grapnels

Grapnel
Grapnel Grap"nel, n. [OE. grapenel, dim. fr. F. grappin the grapple of a ship; of German origin. See Grape.] (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.

Meaning of Grapnels from wikipedia

- As well as the grapnel anchor, grapnels are used in the removal and repair of subsea cables. Large cable layer ships drag huge grapnels across the seabed...
- vessels were either scaled-down versions of admiralty anchors, or simple grapnels. As new designs with greater holding-power-to-weight ratios were sought...
- irons". Many poles protruded in front of the wagons and had fire-bearing grapnels wrapped in cloth daubed with pitch. The wagons carried bowmen, hurlers...
- minesweepers date to that war and consisted of British rowboats trailing grapnels to snag the mines. A sweep is either a contact sweep, a wire dragged through...
- deplo**** by the British. The Crimean War minesweepers were rowboats trailing grapnels to snag mines. Minesweeping technology picked up in the Russo-****anese...
- Arkham Asylum and in Batman: Arkham City a more advanced version called the Grapnel was introduced which could be used to launch Batman into the air to glide...
- combatant Highly skilled gymnast and acrobat Expert burglar Utilizing grapnels, sharp retractable claws, and contact lenses granting the ability to see...
- remotely disable guns and explosive mines, and the Grapnel Accelerator, an earlier version of the Grapnel Boost. New equipment in Batman's ****nal include...
- the city, which consists of two silver anchors (a fluked anchor, and a grapnel anchor), and a gold scepter with the coat of arms of Russia. The anchors...
- on such, notably for the subject matter, primitive anchors and drags (grapnel anchors) made from severed spruce tops or branchy bush trunks out****ed...