Meaning of CATAPULT
| Pronunciation: | | 'katu`pult
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- [n] medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones
- [n] a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- [n] a device that launches aircraft from a warship
- [v] hurl as if with a sling
- [v] shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
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| | Synonyms: | | arbalest, arbalist, bricole, launcher, onager, sling, sling, slingshot, trebuchet, trebucket |
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| | See Also: | | artillery, cast, device, gun, heavy weapon, hurl, hurtle, impel, ordnance, plaything, propel, toy | |
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| | Definition: | |  Catapult
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cat"a*pult\, n. [L. catapulta, Gr. ?, prob. from kata`
down + ? to shake, hurl.]
1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive
crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for
throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.
2. A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small
stones, etc.
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| | Related Terms: | | arbalest, ballista, booster rocket, bowl, cast, chuck, chunk, dart, dash, fire, fling, flip, fork, ground loop, heave, hopoff, hurl, hurtle, jerk, lance, launch, let fly, lob, pass, peg, pelt, pitch, pitchfork, put, put the shot, rotation, serve, shy, sling, slingshot, snap, takeoff, throw, throw stick, throwing-stick, tilt, toss, trebuchet, wommera |
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