Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - catapult
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Catapult
catapult
I. noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French ~e, from Latin ~a, from Greek katapaltes, from kata- + pallein to hurl Date: 1577 1. an ancient military device for hurling missiles 2. a device for launching an airplane at flying speed (as from an aircraft carrier) II. verb Date: 1848 transitive verb to throw or launch by or as if by a ~ intransitive verb to become ~ed he ~ed to fame
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n. & v. --n. 1 a forked stick etc. with elastic for shooting stones. 2 hist. a military machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones etc. 3 a mechanical device for launching a glider, an aircraft from the deck of a ship, etc. --v. 1 tr. a hurl from or launch with a catapult. b fling forcibly. 2 intr. leap or be hurled forcibly. Etymology: F catapulte or L catapulta f. Gk katapeltes (as CATA-, pallo hurl) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. ист. катапульта; метательная машина 2. ав. катапульта catapult seat —- ав. катапультируемое сиденье 3. рогатка 4. ист. метать, бросать катапультой 5. ав. катапультировать 6. стрелять из рогатки ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) hist. метательная машина; катапульта 2) aeron. катапульта 3) рогатка 4) attr. - catapult launching 2. v. 1) hist. метать 2) aeron. катапультировать; выбрасывать катапультой 3) стрелять из рогатки CATAPULT launching aeron. пуск с катапульты ...Англо-русский словарь
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(catapults, catapulting, catapulted) 1. A catapult is a device for shooting small stones. It is made of a Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic tied between the two top parts. (BRIT; in AM, use slingshot) N-COUNT 2. If someone or something catapults or is catapulted through the air, they are thrown very suddenly, quickly, and violently through it. We’ve all seen enough dummies catapulting through windscreens in TV warnings to know the dangers of not wearing seat belts... He was catapulted into the side of the van. VERB: V prep, be V-ed prep/adv, also V n prep/adv 3. If something catapults you into a particular state or situation, or if you catapult there, you are suddenly and unexpectedly caused to be in that state or situation. Suddenly she was catapulted into his jet-set lifestyle... Affleck catapulted to fame after picking up an Oscar. VERB: be V-ed prep/adv, V to n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n 1 a large weapon used in former times to throw heavy stones, iron balls etc 2 BrE a small stick in the shape of a Y with a thin band of rubber fastened over its ends, used by children to throw stones; slingshot AmE 3 a piece of equipment used to send an aircraft into the air from a ship ~2 v 1 T always + adv/prep to push or throw something very hard so that it moves through the air very quickly (catapult sb into/over/out etc) (Sam was catapulted into the air by the force of the blast.) 2 catapult sb to fame/stardom etc to suddenly make someone very famous (The movie `Rebel Without a Cause' catapulted James Dean to stardom.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1577, from L. catapulta "war machine for throwing," from Gk. katapeltes, from kata "against" + base of pallein "to toss, hurl." The verb is first recorded 1848. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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