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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: catapult n 1: launches aircraft from a warship [syn: {launcher}] 2: Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn: {sling}, {slingshot}] 3: an ancient heavy war engine for hurling large stones [syn: {bricole}, {onager}] v 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}]
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