The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CATAPULT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1975.
Plane-launching device crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CATAPULT | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plane-launching device
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- catapult
- launcher
- level
- radar
- rocket launcher
- rifle grenade
- polarimeter
- airbrake
- spirit level
- planimeter
- polariscope
- nicol prism
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.
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