'catapult' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'catapult' with 3 example sentences.
- catapult noun
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: a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
: a device that launches aircraft from a warship
: an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
- catapult verb
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: shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
: hurl as if with a sling
The catapult hurled the boulder over the castle walls.
That song catapulted him into fame.
A trebuchet is a siege weapon similar to a catapult.