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to catapult
01
katapultować, rzucać z siłą
to throw something or someone with a sudden and forceful motion
Transitive: to catapult sb/sth somewhere | to catapult sb/sth some distance
Przykłady
During the competition, teams built machines to catapult pumpkins as far as possible.
Podczas konkursu zespoły budowały maszyny do katapultowania dyni jak najdalej.
02
katapultować, wynieść
to cause someone or something to rise quickly to a much higher level of success, importance, or attention
Przykłady
That one speech catapulted him into politics.
Ta jedna przemowa katapultowała go w politykę.
Catapult
01
katapulta, balista
a large weapon that was used in ancient times to throw stones or other objects with great force
Przykłady
Medieval siege engineers designed ever larger catapults capable of hurling massive projectiles to bring down fortification towers.
Średniowieczni inżynierowie oblężniczy projektowali coraz większe katapulty zdolne do miotania masywnych pocisków w celu zburzenia wież fortyfikacyjnych.
02
a small hand-held device, typically Y-shaped with elastic, used to launch small stones or other projectiles
Przykłady
She aimed the catapult carefully before releasing the projectile.
03
a mechanical device used to launch aircraft from the deck of a warship
Przykłady
Pilots rely on the catapult for rapid takeoff in combat situations.
