"wreck grab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wreck grabs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wreck grab (plural wreck grabs)
  1. A device designed to lift salvage from a shipwreck.
    Sense id: en-wreck_grab-en-noun-RVDsFUTY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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