grappling hook
nounUS /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ ˌhʊk/
1
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.
- The jibs were extended partially, and the grappling-hooks attached to steel cables, which had been positioned under the engine a week previously.1946 March and April, C. R. L. Coles, “Re-Railing the Locomotive at Bourne End”, in Railway Magazine, page 96:
- Synonyms
- grappling, grappling iron