grapnel

n. 多爪(小铁)锚, 抓钩

发音

US /ˈɡɹæpnəl/

词形变化

grapnels 复数 grapnels grapnelled grapnelling grapnels 三单 grapneling 现在分词 grapnelling 现在分词 grapneled 过去式 grapneled 过去分词 grapnelled 过去式 grapnelled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.

    航海 交通

    1790, William Bligh, A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board his Majesty’s Ship Bounty, London: George Nicol, Entry for 1 June, 1789, At dawn of day we got on shore, and tracked the boat into shelter; for the wind blowing fresh without, and the ground being rocky, I was afraid to trust her at a grapnel, lest she might be blown to sea: I was, therefore, obliged to let her ground in the course of the ebb.

  2. 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. 3.

    A grappling iron.

    航海 交通
v.
  1. 1.

    To connect (ships) with a grapnel.

    及物 航海 交通

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

grapple grappler grappling hook grappling iron

上位词 3

tool anchor ground tackle

下位词 2

crampon crampoon

部分词 2

hook claw

词源

From Middle English grapnel, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French grapil, grapin. Compare modern French grappin.

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