Assertion: catapult | /r/HasProperty | simple machine
Facets:
value: as a slingshot
type: MANNER
value: for throwing things
type: PURPOSE
value: with pivoting on a fulcrum
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: A catapult was a simple machine.
text: They can be as simple as a slingshot, or as complicated as a large trebuchet used to launch huge boulders to knock down a castle wall.
text: From a physics point-of-view, the catapult is actually a simple lever, with the catapult arm pivoting on a fulcrum until a crossbar stops the arm and releases the projectile sitting in the bucket at the end of the arm.
text: Catapults are simple machines for throwing things.
text: A catapult is a simple mechanism used to forcefully propel stones, spears, or other projectiles.
text: The catapult is a simple machine.
text: The catapult is a simple machine.
text: A catapult is a simple machine that has been around for ages.
text: A catapult is a simple machine that has been around for ages.
text: A catapult is a simple machine that throws items very far.
text: A catapult is a simple machine, and if you guessed the lever, you are correct!
text: A catapult is a simple machine designed that uses a lever.
text: And lastly if there is a pulley system to pull the lever arm back to arm the catapult that is also a simple machine.
text: They can be as simple as a slingshot, or as complicated as a large trebuchet used to launch huge boulders to knock down a castle wall.