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Catapult vs Pillar - What's the difference?

catapult | pillar |

As nouns the difference between catapult and pillar

is that catapult is a device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects, such as a mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck while pillar is (architecture) a large post, often used as supporting architecture.

As verbs the difference between catapult and pillar

is that catapult is to fire a missile from a catapult while pillar is to provide with pillars or added strength as if from pillars.

catapult

English

(wikipedia catapult)

Noun

  • A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects, such as a mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
  • (UK) slingshot
  • An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
  • (figuratively) An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=13 March , author=Chris Bevan , title=Stoke 2 - 1 West Ham , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The visitors were given notice of what was to come when Huth headed wide from a Rory Delap long throw but failed to heed the warning, allowing the German defender to rise unmarked to meet another Delap catapult and plant his header into the net after 12 minutes. }}

    Related terms

    * catapeltic

    Verb

  • To fire a missile from a catapult.
  • To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
  • To increase the status of something rapidly.
    • The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.
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    • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England will not be catapulted among the favourites for Euro 2012 as a result of this win, but no victory against Spain is earned easily and it is right they take great heart from their efforts as they now prepare to play Sweden at Wembley on Tuesday.}}
  • To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
  • To have one's status increased rapidly.
    • She catapulted to the national scene following her selection by the candidate.

    See also

    * ballista * crossbow * onager * siege engine * trebuchet, trebucket

    pillar

    English

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
  • Something resembling such a structure.
    • a pillar of smoke
  • An essential part of something that provides support.
    • He's a pillar of the community.
  • (Roman Catholic) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
    • (Skelton)
  • The centre of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.

    • Synonyms

    * column, sile

    Derived terms

    * A-pillar, B-pillar, C-pillar, D-pillar * earth pillar * from pillar to post * pillar box * pillar of the community * sun pillar

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To provide with pillars or added strength as if from pillars.
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    • See also

    * caterpillar

    External links

    * ("pillar" on Wikipedia) * * * *

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