grappling hook
noun
: a hook usually with multiple prongs that is typically attached to a rope and is used for grabbing, grappling, or gripping
called also grappling iron
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Based on West’s testimony, the police conducted a search of the lake on May 13, using grappling hooks to scrape its bottom for potential obstructions.
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
There’s a grappling hook to make use of, but other than that, my scoundrel Kay Vess simply runs, jumps, and climbs up bright yellow grates and ledges like anyone else.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 19 June 2024
But smaller ships not covered by those rules can still operate huge winches capable of handling heavy grappling hooks or cranes that launch and retrieve undersea vehicles.
—Robert Martinage, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2015
Your kit also contains special attacks, a grappling hook for zipping around the environment, and stealth kills.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
There’s a grappling hook to make use of, but other than that, my scoundrel Kay Vess simply runs, jumps, and climbs up bright yellow grates and ledges like anyone else.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 19 June 2024
But smaller ships not covered by those rules can still operate huge winches capable of handling heavy grappling hooks or cranes that launch and retrieve undersea vehicles.
—Robert Martinage, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2015
Your kit also contains special attacks, a grappling hook for zipping around the environment, and stealth kills.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Grappling hook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grappling%20hook. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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