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English noun: ballista

1. ballista (artifact) an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles


Synonymsarbalest, arbalist, bricole, catapult, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket


Broader (hypernym)engine









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