Word: catapult
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cat
a
pult
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: catapult
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κατά
Language: grc
Decoded: kata
Meaning: downwards, into, against
Affix: πάλλω
Language: grc
Decoded: pallo
Meaning: I poise or sway a missile before it is thrown