Definition
A small anchor with multiple prongs or flukes, used for grappling, catching, or securing objects, especially in nautical contexts.
Etymology
From Old French 'grapin' (hook), possibly related to 'graper' (to hook). The word entered English through maritime vocabulary in the medieval period.
Kelly Says
Grapnels revolutionized naval combat—instead of trying to ram enemy ships head-on, sailors could hook and pull them close for boarding, completely changing medieval sea warfare tactics.
Translations
BNবাংলা
গ্রেপনেল
gre-pe-nel
DEDeutsch
Grapplinghaken
gra-pling-hah-ken
ELΕλληνικά
αντίδραση
an-ti-dra-see
ESEspañol
garfio
gar-fee-oh
FAفارسی
گیرنده
geer-neh-deh
FRFrançais
grappin
gra-peeN
HIहिन्दी
ग्रैपनेल
gra-pe-nel
HUMagyar
horgony
hor-go-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
garpu
gar-poo
ITItaliano
gancio
gan-cho
JA日本語
グラップネル
gurappu neru
MSBahasa Melayu
grappling hook
gra-pling hook
NLNederlands
anker
an-ker
PTPortuguês
garfio
gar-fee-oh
SWKiswahili
kamba ya kuchapa
kam-ba ya ku-cha-pa
TAதமிழ்
கேட்கும்
kaed-kum
TEతెలుగు
గ్రాపనెల్
gra-pa-nel
TLTL
grappling hook
gra-pling hook
UKУкраїнська
гачок
ga-chok
ZUZU
isigqoko
ee-si-gqoko