A grappling hook, or grapnel, is a drag-looking device intended for grappling onto something. It typically has multiple hooks (known as claws or flukes) attached to a rope or cable; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fastened directly by hand to where at least one hook may catch and hold on to objects. Generally, grappling hooks are used to temporarily secure one end of a rope. They may also be used to dredge for submerged objects.
The device was invented by the Romans in approximately 260 BC.
A particularly well known use of grappling hooks in video games is the Hookshot, from the popular Nintendo series, The Legend of Zelda. First appearing in the 1992 title A Link to the Past, it went on to become a staple of numerous games in the series.
See also
- Dragon beard hook
- Grapple (tool)
- Kaginawa
- Kyoketsu-shoge
- Line thrower
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External links
- Rangers Storm the Cliffs of Pointe du Hoc on D-Day 73 Years Ago (6 June 2017)