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Catapult

speaker

Meaning

Noun

●
A
or
for
or
large objects.
●
In Aviation:
A
on
to help
from the
deck.
●
In British English, Artillery, Aviation & Weapons:
A slingshot.
●
An
of
a
from a catapult.
●
An
of
something,
from a catapult.

Verb

●
To
a
from a catapult.
●
In Aviation:
To
or
something,
from a catapult.
●
To increase the
of something rapidly.
●
To be
from a
or
from a
.
●
In Aviation:
To have
increased rapidly.
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Origin

catapult
English
arrow
catapulta
Latin
arrow
καταπέλτης
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
arrow
κατά
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
arrow
πάλλω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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