【とうせきき】

Frequency rank: 34,521. – 34,899. (for form 投石器: 31,058. – 31,341.)
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
  2. sling; slingshotonly applies to 投石器
Forms
  • 【とうせきき】Frequency rank: 34,521. – 34,899.
  • 【とうせきき】Frequency rank: 31,058. – 31,341.
  • とうせきき
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
    2. This meaning refers to various types of ancient artillery used to hurl projectiles. They were commonly employed in warfare to breach fortifications or attack enemy positions from a distance.
    The catapult was launched toward the castle walls.
    During the war, the catapult attacked the enemy camp.
  2. sling; slingshot
    3. This meaning describes a smaller device used to launch stones or projectiles, often associated with hunting or recreation. It emphasizes a simpler, more personal form of projectile weapon.
    The children are playing with a slingshot in the park.
    In a famous legend, a boy defeated a giant with a slingshot.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to use a catapultmedieval catapultammunition for a catapultto design a catapultfiring of a catapultto attack with a catapultmechanism of a catapultlarge catapultto load ammunition into the catapultto research catapults
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