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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bal•is•tra•ri•a (bal′ə strâr′ē ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -is•tra•ri•ae (-ə strâr′ē ē′).USA pronunciation - Architecture(in a medieval fortification) an opening, usually in the form of a cross, through which a crossbow could be fired.
- Medieval Latin, feminine of Late Latin bal(l)istrārius, Latin ballistārius pertaining to a ballista (in Medieval Latin a crossbow), equivalent. to ballist(a) + -ārius -ary
- 1835–45
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