A military engine used in ancient times, resembling a giant crossbow stretched with cords and thongs, and used to propel heavy bolts and other…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > [noun] > ballista (32) ballistaeOE A military engine used in ancient times, resembling a giant crossbow stretched with cords and thongs, and used to propel heavy bolts and other… ginc1325 A machine or instrument used in warfare for casting stones or other missiles; a siege engine or tower. Cf. engine, n. 4. Obsolete. mangonelc1325 A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and other missiles (esp. incendiaries) against an enemy's position, and consisting of a lever… springalc1330 A siege machine used for hurling stones and other heavy projectiles; a catapult; (also) a missile thrown by such a machine. ballistc1384 = ballista, n. 1. scorpionc1384 (tr. Greek σκορπίος, Latin scorpio, scorpius.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones, darts, and other missiles, used chiefly in the… tormentc1384 An engine of war worked by torsion, for hurling stones, darts, or other missiles. Obsolete. trebuchet1388 A medieval military engine for casting heavy missiles. Historical. fowler1420 A species of catapult. Obsolete. dondainec1430 A warlike engine for casting stones, in use before firearms. onagera1460 A large siege engine used by the ancient Roman army for propelling rocks at an enemy. Now historical. perrier1481 A ballistic engine for shooting or catapulting stones. trabuch?1482 A medieval engine of war for throwing great stones against walls, etc.: cf. trebuchet, n. bricole1489 A military engine or catapult used to fire stones or other missiles at an enemy's position, consisting of a sling attached to the extremity of a long… coillard1489 A warlike engine used to throw stones. mouton1489 Military. A kind of siege engine; esp. one employed at the siege of Ghent in 1382. Cf. ram, n.1 3a. Now historical. sambuca1489 Roman History. A military engine for storming walls. martinet1523 A type of siege engine used in warfare for bombarding a target with large stones. racket1535 A type of military sling or catapult. Obsolete. rare. sling1535 A machine or implement for hurling large stones or missiles; a ballista. brake1552 A lever or handle for working a machine. The winch of a crossbow (only in phrase bows of brake); hence a crossbow, ballista, or similar engine. Obs… catapult1577 An ancient military engine for discharging darts, stones, or other missiles; the motive power being obtained by a strong lever working on an axis… sweep1598 A ballista. Obsolete (exc. Heraldry). sling-dart1600 a military engine for throwing darts. petrary1610 A military engine for propelling stones or other missiles. espringal1614 A medieval military engine or catapult for throwing stones, bolts, or other missiles. scorpion-bowa1629 ? = sense 6. swafe1688 A kind of sling or ballista; = sweep, n. 25. sackbut1756 Roman History. Used to render Latin sambuca: see sambuca, n.1 2. rare. mangona1773 = mangonel, n. matafunda1773 A type of military engine (probably: the trebuchet). lombard1838 A military engine used in Spain in the 16th cent. |
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