Look up: trebuchet

1. Trebuchet
   siege engine in the form of a large catapult
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2. trebuchet
   Missile-launching weapon resembling a catapult, with a beam pivoted on an axle and terminating in a sling. It was invented in China between the 5th and 3rd centuries BC, and reached Europe around...
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3. Trebuchet
   A heavy stone throwing engine, powered by a large counterweight
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4. Trebuchet
   • (n.) Alt. of Trebucket
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5. trebuchet
   (from the article `catapult`) ...in ancient and medieval artillery operated by a sudden release of tension on bent wooden beams or of torsion in twisted cords of horsehair, gut, ... In general, the mechanical artillery of medieval times was inferior to that of the Classical world. The one exception was the trebuchet, an engine ... [2...
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6. trebuchet
   giant siege engine in the form of a boulder firing catapult
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7. Trebuchet
   The trebuchet was a Medieval military engine consisting of a pivoted lever with a sling at one end, and used for throwing heavy missiles.
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8. Trebuchet
   A `trebuchet` ( or ; French: trébuchet) is a siege engine that was employed in the Middle Ages. It is sometimes called a "counterweight trebuchet" or "counterpoise trebuchet" in order to distinguish it from an earlier weapon that has come to be called the "traction...
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