| slovo | definícia |
catapult
(mass) | catapult
- katapult, katapultovať |
catapult
(encz) | catapult,katapult n: Jiří Šmoldas |
catapult
(encz) | catapult,katapultovat v: Jiří Šmoldas |
catapult
(encz) | catapult,prak n: Jiří Šmoldas |
catapult
(encz) | catapult,střílet prakem v: Jiří Šmoldas |
Catapult
(gcide) | Catapult \Cat"a*pult\, n. [L. catapulta, Gr. ?, prob. from kata`
down + ? to shake, hurl.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive
crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for
throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small
stones, etc.
[1913 Webster] |
catapult
(wn) | catapult
n 1: a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic
between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn:
slingshot, sling, catapult]
2: a device that launches aircraft from a warship [syn:
catapult, launcher]
3: an engine that provided medieval artillery used during
sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other
missiles [syn: catapult, arbalest, arbalist,
ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet,
trebucket]
v 1: shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy
catapulted rocks towards the fort"
2: hurl as if with a sling [syn: sling, catapult] |
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catapultian
(encz) | catapultian, adj: |
catapultic
(encz) | catapultic, adj: |
Catapult
(gcide) | Catapult \Cat"a*pult\, n. [L. catapulta, Gr. ?, prob. from kata`
down + ? to shake, hurl.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive
crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for
throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small
stones, etc.
[1913 Webster] |
catapultian
(wn) | catapultian
adj 1: of or like a catapult; "a catapultic kind of action"
[syn: catapultic, catapultian] |
catapultic
(wn) | catapultic
adj 1: of or like a catapult; "a catapultic kind of action"
[syn: catapultic, catapultian] |
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