Grapple
61grapple plant — noun : an herb (Harpagophytum procumbens) of southern Africa having woody fruits with hooked or barbed thorns * * * a procumbent, thorny plant, Harpagophytum procumbens, of southern Africa. Also called wait a bit. [1815 25] …
62grapple shot — noun : a projectile used in lifesaving that has hinged claws designed to catch in a ship s rigging or to hold in the ground called also anchor shot * * * Naut. a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in… …
63grapple ground — an anchorage, esp. for small vessels …
64Operation Grapple — For the military operation in Bosnia, see Operation Grapple (Yugoslavia). Operation Grapple, and operations Grapple X, Grapple Y and Grapple Z, were the names of British nuclear tests of the hydrogen bomb. They were held 1956 1958 at Malden… …
65USS Grapple (ARS-7) — was an Diver class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for coming to the aid of stricken vessels. Grapple (ARS 7) was launched by Basalt Rock Co., Napa, California, 31 December… …
66USNS Grapple (T-ARS-53) — USS Grapple (ARS 53) is a Safeguard class salvage ship in the United States Navy.She is homeported in Norfolk, Virginia.In 2000, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the Atlantic Fleet.Rescue and salvage ships render assistance …
67Power Data Grapple Fixture — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Una Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) o Estructura de Agarre, Transferencia de Datos y Energía es una agarradera macho usada en la Estación Espacial Internacional para conectar el brazo robótico Canadarm2. Las PDGFs… …
68Power Data Grapple Fixture — Power and Data Grapple Fixture Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) sind auf der International Space Station (ISS) verwendete Andockpunkte für den Roborterarm Canadarm2 und größere Nutzlasten. Mittels der PDGF kann der Canadarm2 Nutzlasten greifen… …
69Death grapple — Death Death (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS. de[ a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i., and cf. {Dead}.] 1. The cessation of… …
70Operation Grapple (Yugoslavia) — For the nuclear weapons test, see Operation Grapple. Operation Grapple was the codename given to the deployment of British forces in Bosnia from 1992 as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR). References http://www.britains… …
