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ballista
(encz) | ballista,balista Zdeněk Brož |
Ballista
(gcide) | Ballista \Bal*lis"ta\, n.; pl. Ballist[ae]. [L. ballista,
balista, fr. Gr. ba`llein to throw.]
An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used
for hurling large missiles.
[1913 Webster] |
ballista
(wn) | ballista
n 1: an engine that provided medieval artillery used during
sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and
other missiles [syn: catapult, arbalest, arbalist,
ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet,
trebucket] |
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Ballista
(gcide) | Ballista \Bal*lis"ta\, n.; pl. Ballist[ae]. [L. ballista,
balista, fr. Gr. ba`llein to throw.]
An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used
for hurling large missiles.
[1913 Webster] |
Ballistae
(gcide) | Ballista \Bal*lis"ta\, n.; pl. Ballist[ae]. [L. ballista,
balista, fr. Gr. ba`llein to throw.]
An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used
for hurling large missiles.
[1913 Webster] |
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