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| 1 | 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | |
| 2 | 57% | 11 | Employing a slingshot or trebuchet | |
| 3 | 44% | 6 | From Greek for “work”, one’s pizzazz, vigour, zest or zip; or, a scalar quantity and quantitative property that can exist in forms including kinetic, potential and thermal | |
A Ballista Onager Trebuchet Or Y Shaped Slingshot For Hurling Boulders Or Stones By Means Of Potential And Kinetic Energy Crossword Clue
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CATAPULT which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
CATAPULT
Updated: October 12, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "CATAPULT" which means:
- noun
- • A plaything consisting of a y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- • A device that launches aircraft from a warship
- • An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles verb
- • Shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
- • Hurl as if with a sling
An example sentence would be:
- • "The knight used a catapult to launch a boulder at the castle walls."
- • "The ancient greeks used catapults as powerful weapons in their battles."
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| Telegraph Giant General Knowledge28 Jan 2023 | Down 41 | |
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