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arbalestenUK
ar·ba·lest also ar·ba·list A0398400 (är′bə-lĭst)n. A medieval missile launcher designed on the principle of the crossbow.
[Middle English arblast, from Old English, from Old French arbaleste, from Late Latin arcuballista : Latin arcus, bow + Latin ballista, ballista; see ballista.]
ar′ba·lest′er (-lĕs′tər) n.arbalest (ˈɑːbəlɪst) , arbalist or arbelestn (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means[C11: from Old French arbaleste, from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus bow + ballista]ar•ba•lest or ar•ba•list (ˈɑr bə lɪst)
n. a powerful medieval crossbow with a steel bow, used to shoot stones, metal balls, arrows, etc. [before 1100; Middle English, late Old English arblast < Old French arbaleste < Old Provençal < Late Latin arcuballista (see arc, ballista)] ar′ba•lest`er (-ˌlɪs tər) n. arbalist, arbalesta crossbowman. Also arcubalist.See also: ArrowsThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  arbalest - an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missilesarbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket, catapultengine - an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.; "medieval engines of war" |
ArbalestenUK
Arbalest missile weapon, widespread in Western European countries in the Middle Ages. It consisted of an iron bow fixed on a wood mounting (gunstock); the bowstring was stretched by a windlass. The arbalest fired a short arrow. In Russia the arbalest was called a samostrel. arbalestenUK
Synonyms for arbalestnoun an engine that provided medieval artillery used during siegesSynonyms- arbalist
- ballista
- bricole
- mangonel
- onager
- trebuchet
- trebucket
- catapult
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