CATAPULT
/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/
12
Scrabble
16
WWF
C(3) A(1) T(1) A(1) P(3) U(1) L(1) T(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/
noun
- 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.
- Slingshot
- An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
verb
- To fire a missile from a catapult.
- To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
- To increase the status of something rapidly.“The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: CATAPULT-S
