| 单词 | arbalist |
| 释义 | arbalist (once / 369354 pages) n WORD FAMILY arbalist: arbalists USAGE EXAMPLESAn arbalist or cross-bow man; also the corruption of alabaster. Belcher, Edward, Sir, The Sailor's Word-Book—An Alphabet...(2010) Betwixt the third couple of towers were the butts for arquebus, crossbow, and arbalist. Lodge, Henry Cabot, The Best of the World's Classics, R...(2010) Another name for the crossbow was 'arbalist,' and its arrows were called quarils, or bolts. Clarke, J. Erskine (John Erskine), Chatterbox, 1906(2010) n an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles Syn|Hyper arbalest, ballista, bricole, catapult, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket engine an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc. |
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