1) Amusement ride 2) Ancient missile-launcher 3) Ancient stone thrower 4) Ancient stone-hurling device 5) Device for hurling stones 6) Early missile launcher 7) French word used in English 8) Grenade hurler 9) Hurl as if with a sling 10) Medieval launcher 11) Middle Ages weapon 12) Obsolete technology
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1) Arbalest 2) Arbalist 3) Ballista 4) Bricole 5) Hurl 6) Mangonel 7) Onager 8) Sling 9) Slingshot 10) Trebuchet 11) Trebucket
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- a device that launches aircraft from a warship
- a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones
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A catapult is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices—particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines. Although the catapult has been used since ancient times, it has proven to be one of the most effective mechanisms during warfare. The word `catapult` comes from the.....
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• (n.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc. • (n.) A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small stones, etc.
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(from the article `catapult`) ...military weapon since ancient times. The ancient Greeks and Romans used a heavy crossbowlike weapon known as a ballista to shoot arrows and darts ...
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mechanism for forcefully propelling stones, spears, or other projectiles, in use mainly as a military weapon since ancient times. The ancient Greeks ... [3 related articles]
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Cat'a·pult noun [ Latin
catapulta , Greek ..., probably from
kata` down + ... to shake, hurl.]
1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.
2. A forked stick w...
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a catapult is a 'Y' shaped form of sling shot. It is used to catapult (throw out) loose bait or groundbait to the area the angler is fishing
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A catapult was an ancient military engine for throwing arrows, darts, or stones, consisting of a strong wooden framework supporting a bow of wood or steel, which was bent by means of a windlass, the cord being finally released by a spring.
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n] - a device that launches aircraft from a warship 2. [n] - a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms 3. [n] - medieval artillery used during sieges 4. [v] - shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
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Operational code name for the destruction of the French Fleet by the British in North Africa, July 1940
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A mechanism for assisting the take-off of an aeroplane by giving an initial acceleration in addition to the normal thrust from the aero engine.
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130mm self-propelled Gun based on Vijayanta chassis [IN]
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arbalest noun medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
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shoot forth or launch
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