 catapult |
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| 1. | [ verb ] shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult | |
| Examples: | "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort" |
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| Related terms: | propel | |
| 2. | [ verb ] hurl as if with a sling | |
| Synonyms: | sling | |
| Related terms: | hurl slinging | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (arms) a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones | |
| Synonyms: | slingshot sling | |
| Related terms: | plaything sling | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a device that launches aircraft from a warship | |
| Synonyms: | launcher | |
| Related terms: | device launch | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (military,medieval,arms) medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles | |
| Synonyms: | onager arbalest arbalist ballista mangonel trebuchet trebucket bricole | |
| Related terms: | artillery | |
| Similar spelling: |
catapultic catapultian cataphyll cataplastic |
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