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Meanings of catapult in anglès

portuguès
fisga
català
tirador
espanyol
tirador
Wikidata

A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones.

tirador
portuguès
manganela
català
catapulta
espanyol
mangonel

An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles.

catapulta
portuguès
catapulta

A device that launches aircraft from a warship.

catapulta
Usage of catapult in anglès
1
Sometimes good ideas can immediately catapult a company into the big leagues.
The Irish Times
2
The word smote on the captive like the missile of a catapult.
A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Tim...
3
The deal, if successfully concluded, should catapult Galen into the international league.
The Irish Times
4
The catapult master ordered the second firer to take up the tension.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
5
That seat was mounted on parallel catapult tubes measuring 42 inches long.
Wired
6
Let's say we could make a catapult that would do the job.
Winter’s Tale
7
Against the shut window he crashed, with the speed of a catapult.
Further Adventures of Lad
8
Bardwell came on with the ball like a stone from a catapult.
The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for...
9
Over his head flew the rider like a stone from a catapult.
Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West
10
Suddenly Deering was propelled from the mass as if by a catapult.
The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the...
11
Her turn as a bikini-clad princess helped catapult her into the limelight.
News.com.au
12
But a stone from our catapult almost swamped it, knocking it spinning.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
13
Prosper lowered his head and shot at him as from a catapult.
The Forest Lovers
14
They had rigged up a rude catapult from some lumber and ropes.
Hunters Out of Space
15
He would certainly get a catapult first thing when he got home.
Tales of War
16
To compare a Roman catapult with a modern trench mortar seems absurd.
Artillery Through the Ages / A Short Illustrated History of Cann...
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