catapulta

cătăpulta, ae, f., = ὁ καταπέλτης,

• a large engine of war for throwing arrows, lances, stones, etc., a catapult (cf. ballista): catapultis ballistisque per omnia tabulata dispositis, Liv. 21, 11, 7; 21, 11, 10: maximae formae, id. 26, 47, 5; Vitr. 10, 11, 1; 10, 11, 19; 10, 15 sq.; Veg. Mil. 4, 22; Naev., Lucil., Varr., and Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 552, 17 sq.; Caes. B. C. 2, 9 al.; cf. Dict. of Antiq.—
• II Meton., like ballista, for the missile itself, Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 28 (28); id. Curc. 3, 24 (394); 5, 3, 12 (690); id. Capt. 4, 2, 17 (797); Titin. ap. Non. p. 552, 11 sq. (Com. Rel. v. 125 Rib.).

catapulta, ae, f. (καταπέλτης), ein grobes Geschütz, womit Pfeile, Lanzen u. dgl. abgeschossen wurden, die Wurfmaschine, Katapulte, castra crebro catapultā impulit, Varr. fr.: ne saxa ex catapultis latericium discuterent, Caes.: catapultis ballistisque per omnia tabulata dispositis, Liv. – meton. = das Wurfgeschoß, Turpil. com. 125. Plaut. capt. 796 u.a.

catapulta [CL < καταπέλτης] , catapult, military engine. b arrow, bolt; c (fig.). 9‥ ballista, ~a vel machina belli, searu WW.  b ~a, flaan GlC C 23; jaculorum ~as et sagittarum spicula de obstrusis faretre latibulis depromens Aldh. VirgP 2; dum regii milites venatu exercerentur et damulas vel cervos ~is [gl.: sagittis] sauciare molirentur, quidam miles sagittam ‥ emisit Ord. Vit. X 13 p. 81; assint et lancee, ~e [gl.: setes barbeletz], ‥ baliste Neckam Ut. 104; c1370 Galli terga dabunt catapulte dum volitabunt [gl.: sc. dum sagitte magne volant que ~e dicuntur] (J. Bridl.) Pol. Poems I 198, 200; 1394 cum sex duodenis arcuum, xij garbis ~arum Cl 236 m. 39; hec ~a, a brode arow ‥, hec catepulta, a bradharrow WW; 1471 de ‥ j cadapultra albarum firmarum ExchScot 21 (cf. ib.: ij cadapulte); s1513 mmm armatorum cum ‥ apparatubus, cum gunniis, ‥ sagittis, catupultis, gladiis ‥ Reg. Butley 29.  c velut ferrato apologiticae defensionis retundens strofosae accusationis ~as de falsitatis faretra prolatas ‥ retorsit Aldh. VirgP 44 (cf. id. PR 142: contra ‥ aemulorum ~as et venenata garrulorum jacula).

cătăpulta, (13) æ, f. (καταπέλτης), ¶ 1 catapulte : Cæs. C. 2, 9, 4 ; Liv. 26, 47, 5 ¶ 2 projectile lancé par une catapulte : Pl. Capt. 796 ; Curc. 398.

catapulta , ae. f.
抛石之砲。所抛之槍。

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catapulta ae, f

• , καταπέλτης, an engine for hurling missiles, catapult: per tabulata dispositae, L.: saxa ex catapultis, Cs.

CATAPULTA

CATAPULTA[TORMENTUM]

Catapulta

See tormentum.