MEANING
A mechanical device for launching objects by stored or applied force, especially a siege weapon.
Use it for
projectile warfare; mechanical launching; attacks over barriersGive a ranged attack an identifiable machine and preparation cycle.
Words that belong together
- load a catapult
- catapult arm
- siege catapult
On the page
The catapult crew waited for the wind to turn.
He hid the message inside the stone loaded onto the catapult.
A snapped rope disabled the catapult before the assault.
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Word forms
- Base
- catapult / catapults
- Past tense
- catapulted
- Past participle
- catapulted
- Present participle
- catapulting
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. A broad term spanning different mechanisms; also a verb meaning launch or propel abruptly. Noun: catapult; plural catapults. Secondary verb [base, third-person singular, past, past participle, -ing]: catapult, catapults, catapulted, catapulted, catapulting.
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