kastmaskin

Swedish

Etymology

kasta (“throw”) +‎ maskin (“machine”)

Noun

kastmaskin c

1. a machine that throws something (as a weapon or more generally)
   1. a catapult

      Synonym: katapult

   2. a trebuchet

      Synonym: blida

   3. a trap machine, a trap, a target throwing device (device that throws clay pigeons in trap shooting)
   4. a device that throws balls; a ball launcher, a ball thrower, (in baseball) a pitching machine, etc.

Declension

Declension of kastmaskin

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kastmaskin	kastmaskins
	definite	kastmaskinen	kastmaskinens
plural	indefinite	kastmaskiner	kastmaskiners
	definite	kastmaskinerna	kastmaskinernas

References

• kastmaskin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kastmaskin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kastmaskin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)