trebuchet

Speech parts

1. trebuchet - Noun

2. trebuchet - Verb

Meaning

Alt. of Trebucket

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sling onager mangonel bomb pitcher propeller shooter ordnance crank catapult ballista arbalest heaver catalyst launcher
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Antonyms

free hinder obstruct

Hypernyms

engine

Anagrams

Burchette

Examples

Basically a one-man traction trebuchet, it was used by emperor Nikephoros II Phokas around 965 to disrupt enemy formations in the open field. Source: Internet

Mongol warriors using trebuchet to besiege a city. Source: Internet

In 1421 the future Charles VII of France commissioned a trebuchet (coyllar) that could shoot a stone of 800 kg, while in 1188 at Ashyun, rocks up to 1,500 kg were used. Source: Internet

; Couillard : A simplified trebuchet, where the trebuchet's single counterweight is split, swinging on either side of a central support post. Source: Internet

Existing siege engines were significantly less powerful than the later trebuchet designs, giving defenders a substantial advantage over attackers. Source: Internet

It is sometimes called a counterweight trebuchet or counterpoise trebuchet, to distinguish it from an earlier weapon called the traction trebuchet, where men pulling ropes provided the power. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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