catapult — A device used to launch or throw objects with great force, especially a military siege engine
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A device used to launch or throw objects with great force, especially a military siege engine
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkætəpʌlt/
Korean meaning: 물체를 강한 힘으로 발사하거나 던지는 장치, 특히 군사용 공성무기
Korean pronunciation: **캐**터폴트
Example Sentences
- My little brother turned a spoon into a catapult to launch peas across the dinner table.
- The startup's innovative app catapulted them from garage entrepreneurs to millionaires.
- The physics teacher demonstrated momentum by building a giant catapult that launched watermelons into the school parking lot.
catapult
NOUN//ˈkætəpʌlt//
A device used to launch or throw objects with great force, especially a military siege engine
A device used to launch or throw objects with great force, especially a military siege engine
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The catapult breaks the vault during the assault!
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Origin
그리스어 'katapeltes'에서 유래했으며, 이는 '아래로(kata)'와 '방패(pelte)'를 결합한 말로, 원래는 방패 너머로 화살을 쏘는 무기를 의미했습니다.
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“My little brother turned a spoon into a catapult to launch peas across the dinner table.”
“The startup's innovative app catapulted them from garage entrepreneurs to millionaires.”
“The physics teacher demonstrated momentum by building a giant catapult that launched watermelons into the school parking lot.”
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