grappling hook
noun
: a hook usually with multiple prongs that is typically attached to a rope and is used for grabbing, grappling, or gripping
called also grappling iron
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Platforming sections usually require utilizing one of Yakumo’s many ninja tools like grappling hooks, aerial gliders, and yes, surfboards.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Players are thrown into the vast planet of Kairos, and the developers give players tools to explore it such as the Digi Runner, a double jump, glide and a grappling hook.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
For instance, there's now a grappling hook to swing around on and give enemies a harder target to shoot at.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The campaign, and Endgame, will feature some fun bells and whistles like grappling hook traversal and wingsuits.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Players are thrown into the vast planet of Kairos, and the developers give players tools to explore it such as the Digi Runner, a double jump, glide and a grappling hook.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
For instance, there's now a grappling hook to swing around on and give enemies a harder target to shoot at.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The campaign, and Endgame, will feature some fun bells and whistles like grappling hook traversal and wingsuits.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Grappling hook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grappling%20hook. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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