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wreck grab

wreck grab noun: a device designed to lift salvage from a shipwreck.

Noun

wreck grab (plural wreck grabs)

  1. A device designed to lift salvage from a shipwreck.
    • A feature of the vessel is the 100-ton wreck grab which has a capacity of 98 cu. yds.1969, The Dock and Harbour Authority - Volume 50, page 169
    • The company also makes a rail-mounted portal double link level luffing crane, capable of handling 32t at 34m; also a pontoon-mounted luffing crane, self-propelled, equipped with wreck grab: maximum capacity 350t at 23m.1985, International Yearbook of Bulk Materials Handling Technology

Forms of wreck grab

pluralwreck grabs

Questions about wreck grab

What does wreck grab mean?
Wreck grab means a device designed to lift salvage from a shipwreck.
What part of speech is wreck grab?
Wreck grab is a noun.
What is the plural of wreck grab?
The plural of wreck grab is wreck grabs.

Words near wreck grab in the dictionary

  1. Wreay
  2. Wrecclesham
  3. wreck
  4. wreck car
  5. wreck cars
  6. wreck grab
  7. wreck grabs
  8. wreck havoc
  9. wreck of the Hesperus
  10. wreck shop
  11. wreck the hoose juice

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