Post by Daubee on Mar 9, 2008 0:43:27 GMT -5
Websters Dictionary definition of grapnel
Webster's New World Dictionary, 1/1/1988. Webster's New World Dictionary 01-01-1988 grap|nel (grap'nl) n.
1. a small anchor with usually four or five curved, pointed arms
2. an iron bar with claws at one end for grasping and holding things
Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia.
A grappling hook is a device with multiple hooks (claws, flukes), attached to a rope; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fastened directly by hand to where at least one hook may catch and hold. Generally, grappling hooks are used to temporarily secure one end of a rope. They may also be used to dredge for submerged objects. Historically, grappling hooks were used in naval warfare to catch ship rigging so that it could be boarded.
A common design has a central shaft with a hole ("eye") at the shaft base to attach the rope, and three equally spaced hooks at the end, arranged that at least one is likely to catch on some protuberance of the target. Some modern designs feature folding hooks to resist unwanted attachment. Most grappling hooks are thrown by hand, but some used in rescue work are propelled by compressed air (e.g., the Plumett AL-52), mortar or a rocket.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapnel
Webster's New World Dictionary, 1/1/1988. Webster's New World Dictionary 01-01-1988 grap|nel (grap'nl) n.
1. a small anchor with usually four or five curved, pointed arms
2. an iron bar with claws at one end for grasping and holding things
Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia.
A grappling hook is a device with multiple hooks (claws, flukes), attached to a rope; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fastened directly by hand to where at least one hook may catch and hold. Generally, grappling hooks are used to temporarily secure one end of a rope. They may also be used to dredge for submerged objects. Historically, grappling hooks were used in naval warfare to catch ship rigging so that it could be boarded.
A common design has a central shaft with a hole ("eye") at the shaft base to attach the rope, and three equally spaced hooks at the end, arranged that at least one is likely to catch on some protuberance of the target. Some modern designs feature folding hooks to resist unwanted attachment. Most grappling hooks are thrown by hand, but some used in rescue work are propelled by compressed air (e.g., the Plumett AL-52), mortar or a rocket.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapnel