cat·a·pult
noun/ˈkætəpʌlt/
/ˈkætəpʌlt/
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(North American English slingshot)a stick that has the shape of a Y with a rubber band attached to it, used by children for shooting stones弹弓 - a weapon used in the past to throw heavy stones
Topics War and conflictc2(旧时的)石弩,弩炮 - a machine used for sending planes up into the air from a ship
弹射器(用以从舰船上弹射飞机升空)
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French catapulte or Latin catapulta, from Greek katapeltēs, from kata- ‘down’ + pallein ‘hurl’.