In 1346, Caffa was under siege by the Tartars who catapulted plague-ridden corpses over the city walls in an effort to flush out the inhabitants. |
The song, the first tune to be played on Radio 1 when it was launched in 1967, catapulted the group to stardom. |
When he is forced into battle, he hides inside a cannon, and is catapulted into the tent of the enemy's general staff. |
This incident catapulted the opposition into more open and defiant resistance. |
After this first in-your-face scene, we are catapulted wide-eyed and open-mouthed into a post-apocalyptic London, 28 days after the outbreak. |
The pint-sized pugilist carved a niche in the local professional fight game, a victory which catapulted him into the record books. |