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Meaning of arpeu | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
ˈaɾpew

Definitions

  1. grapnel
    masculine
  2. hook
    masculine
  3. grappling hook
    masculine
  4. Equivalent to 'Anchor': A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

Equivalents

English Anchor

Examples

“con estes aparellos seguintes, conven a saber: tres ancoras et hũu arpeo de ferro con seus eixos et hũa gindaresa de fio de canavo”

with the following gear, that is: three anchors and one grappling hook of iron, with their windlasses, and a hawser made of hemp

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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