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单词 grapnel
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grapnel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡræp.nəl/us
/ˈɡræp.nəl/
(alsograppling iron,grappling hook)
adeviceconsisting of severalhooks(=curvedpiecesofmetal)on the end of arope, usedespeciallyin the past onships:
He hadaimedtohookthe grapnel round themassivechimneystack.
Hemanagedtohooka grapnel to thefrontof the littleboatand with thehelpof twotruckspulledit toshore.
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  • Thedivershad tohooka grapnel into thewreck.
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(Definition ofgrapnelfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
grapnel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡræp.nəl/us
/ˈɡræp.nəl/
(alsograppling iron,grappling hook,grappler)
adevicethat consists of severalhooks(=curveddevices)on the end of arope, usedespeciallyin the past onships
（尤指旧时用于船上的）多爪（小铁）锚，爪钩

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Agrapnelis often quite light, and may have additional uses as a tool to recover gear lost overboard.
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A ship's anchor is a type of grapple, especially thegrapnelanchor.
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Internal mechanisms allow the cable to be neatly wound and unwound, while a powerful spring launches thegrapnel.
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In the morning the balloon is low enough for thegrapneldangling over the edge to catch on a house.
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Ladders and grapnels used by pirates to board merchant vessels were recovered.
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The petiole is abaxially rounded, adaxially flattened, hairy, and equipped withgrapnelspines.
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Also, it is mentioned that he knows about the prototypegrapnelboost as he claims that it is not ready yet.
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Agrapnelcan clear up to 99 percent of the trip-wires in a single pass.
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The receiver would trail a hauling cable ending in a drag cone (to make this trail near horizontally) and agrapnel.
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Suddenly, the cable was caught and brought to the surface, but while the men cheered it slipped from the grapnel's hold and vanished again.
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Men on board worked lifelines and tended knotted lines, grapnels, and lifebuoys, as she struggled against the elements to maintain proper position for a rescue.
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