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catapults Definition and Meaning in English (catapults definition)

noun
Synonyms:slingshotlauncher
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Catapults definition: A device used in ancient and medieval warfare for hurling large stones or other missiles.

Definitions of Catapults

  1. 1noun

    A device used in ancient and medieval warfare for hurling large stones or other missiles.

  2. 2verb

    To hurl or launch something with great force, or to be thrown suddenly and with great force.

Example Sentences

historical

“The ancient army used powerful catapults to attack the fortress walls.”

general

“The sudden explosion catapults debris high into the air.”

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitivecatapult
past tensecatapulted
present participlecatapulting
nouncatapult
adjectivecatapultable

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