catapult
noun /ˈkætəpʌlt/
/ˈkætəpʌlt/
- enlarge image(British English)(North American English slingshot)a stick that has the shape of a Y with a rubber band attached to it, used by children for shooting stones
弹弓 - a weapon used in the past to throw heavy stones
（旧时的）石弩，弩炮 - a machine used for sending planes up into the air from a ship
弹射器（用以从舰船上弹射飞机升空）
词源late 16th cent.: from French catapulte or Latin catapulta, from Greek katapeltēs, from kata- ‘down’ + pallein ‘hurl’.