n.
1.a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms
2.a device that launches aircraft from a warship
3.medieval artillery used during sieges catapult v.
1.shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
2.hurl as if with a sling
Idiom of the Day
get a fix on (something)
to receive a reading of a distant object by electronic means
We were able to get a fix on the island and took the boat safely to the harbor.