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trebuchet
treb·u·chet T0335000 (trĕb′yə-shĕt′) also treb·uc·ket (-ə-kĕt′)n. A medieval catapult for hurling heavy stones, often employing a long sling.
[Middle English, from Old French, from trebucher, to overthrow : tre-, over (from Latin trāns-; see trans-) + but, trunk of the body (of Germanic origin).]trebuchet (ˈtrɛbjʊˌʃɛt) or trebucketn (Historical Terms) a large medieval siege engine for hurling missiles consisting of a sling on a pivoted wooden arm set in motion by the fall of a weight[C13: from Old French, from trebuchier to stumble, from tre- trans- + -buchier, from buc trunk of the body, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German būh belly, Old English buc]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  trebuchet - an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missilesarbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebucket, catapultengine - an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.; "medieval engines of war" |
TranslationsTrebuchet
Trebuchet a hurling engine with a long arm that pivots between two posts. At one end of the arm is a weight, at the other is a sling or simply a projectile. The trebuchet could hurl a 20-kilogram stone a distance of 100–150 meters. Dating from antiquity, the weapon was used until the 15th century in the siege of fortresses. LegalSeeTrebuckettrebuchet
Synonyms for trebuchetnoun an engine that provided medieval artillery used during siegesSynonyms- arbalest
- arbalist
- ballista
- bricole
- mangonel
- onager
- trebucket
- catapult
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