Definition of Arbalest in English :

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Arbalest meaning in English

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Arbalest

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Noun

1. arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, catapult, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket

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

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Arbalest

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noun
a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means

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Arbalest

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noun
a medieval crossbow consisting of a steel bow set crosswise in a wooden shaft with a mechanism to bend the bow: it propelled arrows, balls, or stones
: also ˈarbalist (ˈɑrbəlɪst ; ärˈbəlist)

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Arbalest

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n.
A medieval crossbow, especially one having a steel bow and a winch or other mechanism to draw the string.

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