CATAPULT

8 letters 12 Scrabble points /ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/

Definition of CATAPULT

noun
  1. 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.

  2. Slingshot

  3. An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.

verb
  1. To fire a missile from a catapult.

  2. To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.

  3. To increase the status of something rapidly.

    "The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters C A T A P U L T
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 12 points

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