The Clue
Slingshots (9 letter answer)
The Answer
CATAPULTS
Tags
Notes
The answer CATAPULTS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
CATAPULT as a noun:
1. (slingshot, sling, catapult) = a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
2. (catapult, launcher) = a device that launches aircraft from a warship
3. (catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket) = medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
CATAPULT as a verb:
1. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
2. (sling, catapult) = hurl as if with a sling