cat‧a‧pult [countable]
1 a large weapon used in former times to
throw heavy stones, iron balls etc
2 British English a small
stick in the shape of a Y with a thin rubber band fastened over the two ends,
used by children to throw stones [= slingshot American English]
3 a piece of equipment used to send an
aircraft into the air from a ship
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of
Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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