noun Download 🔗Share A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects, such as a mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck. Examples : "On aircraft carriers, catapults help fighter jets quickly accelerate to take off from the short runway. " weapon device military nautical technology machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share An instance of firing a missile from a catapult. Examples : "The museum's exhibit featured catapults of Roman design, including catapults used to fire a variety of projectiles in ancient times. " military weapon machine action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult. Examples : "The boy's catapults of peas across the dinner table made his sister giggle. " action military weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
