grappling iron

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: grăpʹ(ə-)lĭng ī'ərn, IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ ˌaɪɚn/
• Hyphenation: grap‧pling iron

Noun

grappling iron (plural grappling irons)

1. (nautical) A metal hook, attached to the end of a line, used to hold two ships together.

Synonyms

• grappling
• grappling hook

Translations

metal hook used to hold two ships together

• Finnish: entraushaka
• Galician: arpeo (gl) m
• Icelandic: stafnljár m
• Italian: raffio m
• Latin: harpagō m
• Swedish: änterhake c