catapult
A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
Other meanings
A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
Related words
- catapultable
- catapultian
- catapultic
- catapultlike
- catapult fruit
- catapult effect
- hand catapult
Word history
From Ancient Greek "καταπέλτης".
Where this comes from
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