Local English word record

arbalest

noun · 1 sense

an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

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Synonyms

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

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