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Grammar : Noun



Definition of grappling iron

  • As in anchor : noun something used to hold another thing securely
Example sentences :
  • At that instant I suddenly arose and threw the grappling iron.
  • Extract from : « Tales of the Fish Patrol » by Jack London
  • It came to the surface soon as touched by the grappling iron, which caught in the loose drapery around it.
  • Extract from : « Gwen Wynn » by Mayne Reid
  • Little had I imagined how difficult it would be to move the grappling iron, so heavy was the great length of rope.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure of the Tigris » by A. F. Mockler Ferryman
  • At the oars was a youth vainly trying to look brave while at the stern a grizzled riverman dragged a grappling iron.
  • Extract from : « Sometub's Cruise on the C. & O. Canal » by John Pryor Cowan
  • The trap will seldom be drawn more than twenty yards from the spot, and with a grappling iron is soon recovered.
  • Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne
  • Darwin began to put down a grappling iron on the outer side of the reef and to drag up coral.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • Jimmy, the fair-haired pirate, hauled in on the alders and flung a grappling iron aboard my bank, which presently he ascended.
  • Extract from : « The Lady and the Pirate » by Emerson Hough
  • Throwing a grappling iron upon this ship, Cymon drew it close to his own.
  • Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books, Vol. I » by Various

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