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Como se denomina el “ancla pequeña, de cuatro uñas y sin cepo, que sirve para embarcaciones menores”What is the name of the “small anchor, with four flukes and no stock, used for small boats”?
Show the answer
Correct answer: c) Grapnel (rezón).
Why it is correct
The grapnel is the small four-fluked anchor with no stock, typical of small boats.
Why the others are not
- a) A plough anchor is shaped like a ploughshare and has no four flukes.
- b) A Danforth has two flat hinged flukes.
- d) Option c) is correct.
How to work it out in the exam
- Four flukes: grapnel.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 2 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2020 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 3 Official paper · Official answer key
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