ballista

Noun

Meaning

An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

onager mangonel catapult arbalest trebuchet bricole arbalist trebucket baton cleaver sling club arrow boomerang gun
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Antonyms

spoon bare hands

Hypernyms

engine

Derivatives

ballistae

Examples

A medium ballista was capable of penetrating the sides of most warships at close range and had an effective range of around 200 yards. Source: Internet

Some were not much larger than arrows, and were typically feather- fletched like an arrow and unlike the vast majority of spears and javelins (one exception would be several instances of the many types of ballista bolt, a mechanically-thrown spear). Source: Internet

The artillery used arradah (ballista), manjaniq (the mangonel) and dabbabah or kabsh (the battering ram). Source: Internet

A student from the Kfar Etzion Field School holds a stone ballista ball used during the legendary Bar Kokhba revolt. Source: Internet

Most ballista firing was aimed at the marines on the fighting decks of the ships. Source: Internet

Polybolos main It has been speculated that the Roman military may have also fielded a 'repeating' ballista, also known as a polybolos. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ballismus Ballisodare ballist ballistae ballistarius ballister