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   catapult

   /ˈkatəpʌlt/

   noun

   • 1. a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones.
   • ▪ a military machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones or other missiles.
   • ▪ a mechanical device for launching a glider or other aircraft, especially from the deck of a ship.

   verb

   • 1. hurl or launch (something) with or as if with a catapult: "the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards along the road"
   • ▪ move suddenly or at great speed as though hurled by a catapult: "the horse catapulted away from the fence"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French catapulte or Latin catapulta, from Greek katapeltēs, from kata- ‘down’ + pallein ‘hurl’.

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