catapult

Words with a similar base: catapult

'catapult'

[slingshot.n.01] as in: a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

'catapult'

[catapult.n.02] as in: a device that launches aircraft from a warship

'catapult'

[catapult.n.03] as in: an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

'catapult'

[catapult.v.01] as in: shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult

Examples:
the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort

'catapult'

[sling.v.01] as in: hurl as if with a sling

Origins

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

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