Noun
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an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges
a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
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a device that launches aircraft from a warship
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a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms
used to propel small stones
Verb
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hurl as if with a sling
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shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
"the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"