Crossword-Solution: CATAPULT 8 letters, 55 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 12

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Word Word Type Definition
Catapult n. An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by
the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.
Catapult n. A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small
stones, etc.

We have 55 clues for the answer “CATAPULT”

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Shanghi 1 answer
Ancient stone-hurling device 1 answer
Arctic Monkeys song to hurl? 1 answer
Boulder-hurling weapon 1 answer
Carrier's plane launcher. 1 answer
Early missile launcher 1 answer
GLIDER, starting device in 1 answer
Grenade hurler 1 answer
Hurling weapon of old 1 answer
Onetime threat to a castle's walls 1 answer
Plane-launching device 1 answer
Projectile-hurling siege engine 1 answer
Cannon ancestor 1 answer
Ship's plane-launching device. 1 answer
Siege of Troy weapon 1 answer
Stone hurler 1 answer
Stone-hurling/throwing weapon 1 answer
Stone-launching weapon 1 answer
Stone-throwing weapon 1 answer
Suddenly lift someone to stardom 1 answer
ancient weapon used for firing stones 1 answer
slingshot 1 answer
Launching device 1 answer
Ancient missile-launcher 1 answer
Ancient military engine 1 answer
Advance dramatically, as to stardom 1 answer
Ancient stone thrower 1 answer
Ancient engine of war. 2 answers
WAR machine, ancient 2 answers
Device for hurling stones 2 answers
AIRCRAFT carrier requirement 2 answers
Siege weapon 2 answers
Launcher 2 answers
MILITARY machine, ancient 2 answers
Medieval launcher 2 answers
Spring suddenly 3 answers
Onager 4 answers
MIDDLE Ages weapon 6 answers
Thrust forward 6 answers
Sling 15 answers
AUSTRALIAN reef(s) 16 answers
WAR weapon 20 answers
WEAPON of war 22 answers
Engine 26 answers
propellant 30 answers
Toss ___. 34 answers
hurtle 35 answers
medieval weapon 37 answers
Fling 38 answers
Launch 41 answers
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Sentences with CATAPULT (5)

Under his tumbled sandy hair his head seemed as hard and powerful as a catapult, and his shoulders looked strong enough in themselves to support a span of any one of his ten great bridges that cut the air above as many rivers.
Alexander’s Bridge and The Barrel Organ Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes 1993
The child will quite see the reasonableness of this, and, the goal of his ambition being now a catapult, a pistol, or even a sword-stick, will be satisfied that the titular ownership should lapse to his juniors, so far below him in their kilted or petticoated incompetence.
Dream Days Kenneth Grahame 2008
The golden castle, with its canopy of royal snakes, was swayed and tossed, so that we two occupants had much ado not to be shot off like stones from a catapult.
The Lost Continent C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne 2008
Suddenly the leading horse leaped convulsively, not up nor aside, but straight ahead, and then he crashed to the ground throwing his rider like a catapult, and then slid and rolled.
Desert Gold Zane Grey 1996
Perkins jumped like one shot from a catapult, and rushing toward the silent figure in the doorway exclaimed: "Bless my soul, are you a ghost?" "A substantial one," said Diotti with a smile.
The Fifth String, The Conspirators John Philip Sousa 1996

Quotes with CATAPULT (3)

Do we behave out of fear of punishment, or out of the demands of our heart? For me, it is the latter, as I would hope is true for all adults, thought I know from bitter experience that such is not often the case. To act in a manner designed to catapult you into heaven would seem transparent to a god, any god, for if ones heart is not in allignment with the creator of that heaven, then... what is the point?
R.A. Salvatore The Ghost King
By now the crusaders had christened the most powerful French catapult 'Mal Voisine', or 'Bad Neighbour', while nicknaming the Muslim stone-thrower that targeted it for conter-bombardment 'Mal Cousine', or 'Bad Relation'.
Thomas Asbridge
Hello? This is Clary Fairchild.”“Clary? It’s me, Emma.”“Oh, Emma, hi! I haven’t heard from you in ages. My mom says thanks for the wedding flowers, by the way. She wanted to send a note but Luke whisked her away on a honeymoon to Tahiti.”“Tahiti sounds nice.”“It probably is — Jace, what are you doing with that thing? There is no way it’ll fit.”“Is this a bad time?”“What? No! Jace is trying to drag a trebuchet into the training room. Alec, stop helping him.”“What’s a trebuchet…
Cassandra Clare Lady Midnight
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Appears in: CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Rock & Roll, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.

Used 25 times in crossword archives (1945–2024).