catapult
A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objectsA device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
» That song catapulted him into fame.
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5 sensesA device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
Katapult
катапу́льтаkatapúlʹta
катапу́льтаkatapúlʹta
A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
(UK)A slingshot.
An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
(figuratively)An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
- an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
- a device that launches aircraft from a warship
- a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
Examples
8 sentencesThat song catapulted him into fame.
That victory catapulted him to success.
He was catapulted to international stardom.
The catapult hurled the boulder over the castle walls.
deDas Katapult schleuderte den Felsen über die Schlossmauern. — Zaghawa
A catapult is not as dangerous as a crossbow.
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Origin
From Middle French catapulte, from Latin catapulta, from Ancient Greek καταπέλτης (katapélFrom Middle French catapulte, from Latin catapulta, from Ancient Greek καταπέλτης (katapéltēs), from κατά (katá, “downwards, into, against”) + πάλλω (pállō, “to poise or sway a missile before it is thrown”). Doublet of catapulta.
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