(DoD, NATO) In naval mine warfare, a device fitted to a mine mooring designed to grapple the sweep wire when the mooring is cut.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). grapnel. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/grapnel/definitions/1961916 |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "grapnel" 4 April 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/grapnel/definitions/1961916> |