Synonyms for grappling iron
| Grammar : Noun |
Top 10 synonyms for grappling iron Other synonyms for the word grappling iron
Définition of grappling iron
- As in anchor : noun something used to hold another thing securely
- 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
Antonyms for grappling iron
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