Definition of arbalest Arbalest
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What does arbalest mean?
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| arbalest - an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles | ||
| catapult, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket | ||
| engine motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- arbalest (n.)
Alt. of Arbalist
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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arbalest
är′bal-est, n. a crossbow of steel or horn used in war and the chase—also Ar′balist, Ar′blast, Arcū′balist.—ns. Ar′balister, Ar′balester, one armed with an arbalest. [O. Fr. arbaleste—L. arcuballista—arcus, bow, and ballista, engine for throwing missiles.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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arbalest
In the ancient art of war, a cross-bow made of steel, set in a shaft of wood, with a string and trigger, bent with a piece of iron fitted for that purpose, and used to throw bullets, large arrows, darts, etc.
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