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catapults

The correct spelling is catapults.

How to pronounce catapults

noun

Say it like: Cat-apu-lts

The correct spelling is catapults. A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects, such as a mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects, such as a mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
  2. 2.Slingshot
  3. 3.An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
  4. 4.An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.

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