(Askeri) FIRLATMA RAMPASI: Bir füze veya hava aracına yardımcı bir itme kaynağı temin eden yapı. Üzerinde seyri esnasında yapının füzeye hem yön hem hız vermesi gerekir; füzeye bir top namlusunun mermiye yaptığı aynı hizmeti görür
medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles a device that launches aircraft from a warship shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort
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. Mechanism for forcefully propelling stones, spears, or other projectiles, in use since ancient times. Nearly all catapults employed in ancient and medieval artillery operated by a sudden release of tension on wooden beams or twisted cords of horsehair, gut, sinew, or other fibres. An exception was the medieval trebuchet, powered by a counterweight. Modern mechanisms using steam, hydraulic pressure, tension, or other force to launch gliders, aircraft, or missiles are also called catapults
A system of giving a coaster momentun without a chain lift Can be as simple as pushing it off the top of a steep hill, to using weights or flywheels to build speed, to the latest varient which uses linear induction
A power-actuated machine or device for hurling forth something, an airplane or missile, at a high initial speed; also, a device, usually explosive, for ejecting a person from an aircraft Compare launcher, senses 1 and 2
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
n A siege engine used in ancient and medieval times, the catapult could hurl missiles, such as rocks, javelins, darts, and arrows, with great force and for a considerable distance Interesting images; Warcraft III screenshot
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
A system of giving a coaster momentum without a chain lift Can be as simple as pushing it off the top of a steep hill, to using weights or flywheels to build speed, to the latest variant which uses linear induction
[ 'ka-t&-"p<, -"pult ] (noun.) 1577. Middle French or Latin; Middle French catapulte, from Latin catapulta, from Greek katapaltEs, from kata- + pallein to hurl.