grapnel

grapnel englannista suomeksi

1. entraushaka, naara-ankkuri

2. naara

0. Substantiivi

1. naara-ankkuri

2. heittokoukku, entraushaka

2. Verbi

grapnel englanniksi

1. A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.

2. (RQ:Hakluyt Principall Navigations) we espied towards the North end of the Iland ye light of a great fire thorow the woods, to the which we presently rowed: when wee came right ouer against it, we let fall our Grapnel neere the shore, & sounded with a trumpet a Call (..)

3. 1790, (w), ''A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board his Majesty’s Ship Bounty'', London: George Nicol, Entry for 1 June, 1789,https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20337/20337-h/20337-h.htm

At dawn of day we got on shore, and tracked the boat into shelter; for the wind blowing fresh without, and the ground being rocky, I was afraid to trust her at a grapnel, lest she might be blown to sea: I was, therefore, obliged to let her ground in the course of the ebb.

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4. A device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope, which is thrown or hooked over a firm mooring to secure an object attached to the other end of the rope.

5. A iron.

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8. (RQ:Hardy Woodlanders) Why, you’ve flung your grapnel over the doctor, and he’s coming courting forthwith.”

9. {{quote-text|en|year=1936|author=Rafael Sabatini|chapter=Sacrilege|title=The Fortunes of Captain Blood|url=http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks10/1000111.txt

10. To connect (ships) with a grapnel.