資料來源 : pyDict
發射機,彈弓,投石器發射
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Catapult \Cat"a*pult\, n. [L. catapulta, Gr. ?, prob. 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 with elastic band for throwing small
stones, etc.
資料來源 : WordNet®
catapult
n 1: a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic
between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn: {slingshot},
{sling}]
2: a device that launches aircraft from a warship [syn: {launcher}]
3: medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine
for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {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}]