grappling hook

English

A grappling hook.

Pronunciation

(General American) enPR: grăpʹ(ə-)lĭng ho͝ok', IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ ˌhʊk/
Hyphenation: grap‧pling hook

Noun

grappling hook (plural grappling hooks)

A type of hook attached to a line and designed to be thrown at a target (e.g. rigging of an enemy ship) for the purpose of catching hold of it.

Synonyms

Translations

a type of hook

Afrikaans: enter haak
Finnish: heittokoukku, entraushaka
French: grappin (fr) m
German: Enterhaken m
Hungarian: csáklya (hu)

Italian: rampino (it) m
Latin: harpago m
Portuguese: arpéu (pt) m
Spanish: arpeo m

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