The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CATAPULT , but the solution may also be RAM which is one of the most recent solution (1957 in New York Times).
Ancient engine of war crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CATAPULT | 50 % | 8 |
| RAM | 50 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ancient engine of war
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- onager
- brake
- petrary
- ballista
- catapult
- scorpion
- tormentum
- ram
- bricole
- rammed
- ramming
- rsm
Crossword Answer definitions
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.
- Slingshot
- An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
- An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
- To fire a missile from a catapult.
- To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
- To increase the status of something rapidly.
- To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
- To have one's status increased rapidly.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result CATAPULT
- Projectile-hurling siege engine
- Advance dramatically, as to stardom
- Grenade hurler
- Stone hurler
- Thrust forward
- Spring suddenly
- Ship's plane-launching device.
- Ancient engine of war.
- Carrier's plane launcher.
- Plane-launching device