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Catapult - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Catapult : (noun)
1: a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic
between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn: slingshot,
sling]
2: a device that launches aircraft from a warship [syn: launcher]
3: medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine
for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: arbalest,
arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager,
trebuchet, trebucket]
(verb)
1: shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy
catapulted rocks towards the fort"
2: hurl as if with a sling [syn: sling]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Catapult : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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