grapple

UK
/ˈɡræp.əl/
US
/ˈɡræp.əl/

Examples

For nine days attempts were made, in two and a half miles of water, to grapple the cable, splice it, and continue the work of laying it.

Pendant neuf jours, on tenta, dans des eaux profondes de deux milles et demi, de saisir le câble au grappin, de le raccorder et de poursuivre sa pose.