BALLISTA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: ballistae   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

Synonyms:

arbalest; arbalist; ballista; bricole; catapult; mangonel; onager; trebuchet; trebucket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ballista" is a kind of...):

engine (an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.)

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