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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  grapnel
       n 1: a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding;
            often thrown with a rope [syn: grapple, grappler, grappling
            hook, grappling iron]
       2: a light anchor for small boats [syn: grapnel anchor]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  grapnel
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used
  for anchoring a small vessel.
     2 A device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope,
  which is thrown or hooked over a firm mooring to secure an object
  attached to the other end of the rope.
     3 (lb en nautical) A grappling iron.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive nautical) To connect (ships) with a grapnel.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  grapnel
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used
  for anchoring a small vessel.
     2 A device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope,
  which is thrown or hooked over a firm mooring to secure an object
  attached to the other end of the rope.
     3 (lb en nautical) A grappling iron.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive nautical) To connect (ships) with a grapnel.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  grapnel
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used
  for anchoring a small vessel.
     2 A device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope,
  which is thrown or hooked over a firm mooring to secure an object
  attached to the other end of the rope.
     3 (lb en nautical) A grappling iron.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive nautical) To connect (ships) with a grapnel.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  grapnel
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used
  for anchoring a small vessel.
     2 A device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope,
  which is thrown or hooked over a firm mooring to secure an object
  attached to the other end of the rope.
     3 (lb en nautical) A grappling iron.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive nautical) To connect (ships) with a grapnel.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  grapnel /ɡɹˈapnəl/ 
  kotva

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  grapnel /ɡɹˈapnəl/
  Dregganker , Draggen  [naut.]
     Synonym: drag
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  grapnel /ɡɹˈapnəl/
  Enterhaken  [naut.]
     Synonyms: grapple, grappler, grapping iron, grapping hook
  
   see: grapnels, grapples, grapplers, grapping irons, grapping hooks
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  grapnel //ˈɡɹæpnəl// 
  1. entraushaka, heittokoukku
  a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something
  2. naara-ankkuri
  small anchor

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  grapnel /ɡɹˈapnəl/
  1. csáklya
  2. kapócsáklya
  3. horgony
  4. kutatóhorgony

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  grapnel //ˈɡɹæpnəl// 
  dragg
  small anchor

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  grapnel /ɡɹˈapnəl/
  1. (den.) filika demiri, dört tırnaklı demir
  2. borda kancası.

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 小锚,抓钩;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 小锚,抓钩

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