catapult

English - Turkish

Definition of catapult in English Turkish dictionary: mancınık; katapult; (sapanla) fırlatmak; sapan; mancınık ile atmak; sapanla vurmak; FıRLATMA RAMPASı: 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; {i} katapült (uçak); mancınıkla vur; {f} atmak; {i} uçak gövdesindeki fırlatma düzeneği; {f} fırlatmak; katapult,v.mancınık ile at: n.mancınık; {i} İng. sapan; {i} fırlatma düzeneği ile ilgili; {f} vurmak
slingshot: sapan
Tom sapan atmada bir uzmandır. - Tom is an expert with a slingshot.
catapult aircraft: katapult uçağı
catapult seat: katapult yuvası
slingshot: mancınık
catapulted: mancınık
to catapult: mancınık
slingshot: {i} katapult
slingshot: atmaca
to catapult: mancınıkla atmak

English - English

Definition of catapult in English English dictionary: slingshot; To be fired from a catapult; To increase the status of something rapidly
The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.; To have one's status increased rapidly
She has been catapulted to the national scene following her selection by the candidate.; To fire a missile from a catapult; 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} an engine to throw stones, darts; A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small stones, etc; 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; At first, catapults were specifically designed to shoot spears or other missiles Mainly produced in Danzig and Bergen; medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles; 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; {i} ancient device for hurling missiles, ballista; sling; a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones; 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; shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"; 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; 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; Normally a ballistic cartridge to begin seat motion In the earlier seats, this was the only source of thrust for seat movement; hurl as if with a sling; An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc; {f} hurl; propel, launch; sling; be catapulted; 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; Operational code name for the destruction of the French Fleet by the British in North Africa, July 1940; a modern machine used to launch objects; 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; To have ones status increased rapidly; a device that launches aircraft from a warship
catapults: plural of catapult

catapult

Hyphenation

ca·ta·pult

Turkish pronunciation

kätıpʌlt

Synonyms

arbalest, ballista, heaver, hurler, pitcher, propeller, shooter, sling, slingshot, tosser, trebuchet

Pronunciation

/ˈkatəˌpəlt/ /ˈkætəˌpʌlt/

Etymology

[ 'ka-t&-"p&lt, -"pult ] (noun.) 1577. From Latin catapulta Ancient Greek καταπέλτης (katapeltēs) κατά (kata, “downwards, into, against”) + πάλλω (pallō, “I poise or sway a missile before it is thrown”).