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Grapnel meaning
A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel. | 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. | A grappling iron.
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Grapnel anchor A traditional design, the grapnel is merely a shank with four or more tines.
In the United States, SAA International Ltd manufacture a 150 ft·lb crossbow-launched version of the U.S. Army type classified Launched Grapnel Hook (LGH), among other mine countermeasure solutions designed for the middle-eastern theatre.
Special "grapnel tanks" towed hooks to pull away the German barbed wire.