GRAPNEL ANCHOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grapnel anchor mean? 

• GRAPNEL ANCHOR (noun)
  The noun GRAPNEL ANCHOR has 1 sense:

1. a light anchor for small boats

  Familiarity information: GRAPNEL ANCHOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRAPNEL ANCHOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A light anchor for small boats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

grapnel; grapnel anchor

Hypernyms ("grapnel anchor" is a kind of...):

anchor; ground tackle (a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving)