Assertion: catapult | /r/HasProperty | device
Facets:
value: for hurling stones
type: PURPOSE
value: for attacking fortifications
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: A catapult is a device used to throw or hurl a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices
text: A trebuchet is a device for attacking fortifications.
text: And a catapult is any device that throws an object which can be rocks or explosives.
text: Ballista is considered a device that blends the working of a catapult and a bow together.
text: As nouns the difference between ballista and catapult is that ballista is an ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles while catapult is 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.
text: A catapult is a device used to launch a projectile, without the aid of explosives.
text: As nouns the difference between catapult and slingshot is that catapult is 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 while slingshot is a y-shaped stick with an elastic band between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
text: A catapult is a device used to launch a projectile, without the aid of explosives.
text: As nouns the difference between catapult and onager is that catapult is 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 while onager is a wild ass, (taxlink), especially the koulan.
text: Catapults is a device used to throw or hurl a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices—particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines.
text: A catapult is a device that can hurl large objects like rocks very far, using an energy source like gravity or a tightly twisted rope, which would unwind when let go (just like twisting up a rubber band and then releasing it).
text: A catapult is a device that is used to fling projectiles great distances.
text: The catapult is a device that works on the principle of accumulated tension and can be used to project an object to long distances.
text: Catapults were devices for hurling stones or other objects.