: a small anchor with usually four or five flukes used especially to recover a sunken object or to anchor a small boat see anchor illustration
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The Seachoice grapnel anchor has a clevis link to attach the anchor rope.
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Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
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“Grapnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grapnel. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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grapnel
noun
grap·nel
ˈgrap-nᵊl 
: a small anchor with pointed hooks or claws
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