ar·ba·lest also ar·ba·list (är
n.
A medieval missile launcher designed on the principle of the crossbow.
[Middle English arblast , from Old English, from Old French arbaleste , from Late Latin arcuballista : Latin arcus , bow + Latin ballista , ballista ; see ballista .]
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arbalist, arbalest
a crossbowman. Also arcubalist.
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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
engine – an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.; “medieval engines of war”
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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
