arbalest
an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles • Syn: catapult, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket • Derivationally related forms: catapultian (for: catapult), catapultic (for: catapult), catapult (for: catapult) • Hypernyms: engine
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