1) Ancient catapult 2) Ancient Greek artillery 3) Ancient missile hurler 4) Ancient siege weapon 5) Arbalest 6) Arbalist 7) Artillery 8) Bricole 9) Catapult 10) Greek invention 11) Heavy weapon 12) Mangonel 13) Onager 14) Ordnance 15) Projectile weapon 16) Trebuchet 17) Trebucket
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1) Arbalest 2) Arbalist 3) Bricole 4) Mangonel 5) Onager 6) Trebuchet 7) Trebucket
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The ballista (Latin, from Greek βαλλίστρα – ballistra and that from – βάλλω ballō, `throw`), plural ballistae, was an ancient missile weapon that launched a large projectile at a distant target. The earliest mention of ballista in literature occurs in the Bible, as invented and used under the reign of king Uzziah. II Chronicle.....
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A castle siege engine shaped like a large crossbow, for shooting large arrows.
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Catapult resembling a very large crossbow (also spelled ballistra)
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• (n.) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
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ancient missile launcher designed to hurl javelins or heavy balls. Ballistas were powered by torsion derived from two thick skeins of twisted cords ... [2 related articles]
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early missile weapons resembling large crossbow on a carriage, firing metal bolts, arrows or stone slugs
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Torsion gun.
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siege engine taking the form of a giant crossbow, mounted on a stand
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The ballista was a term used for a siege engine which used a torsion engine (tormentum) driving 2 horizontally opposed arms rotating in the horizontal plane to hurl objects or shoot bolts. It was like a large crossbow and powered by the torsion resulting from 2 wooden arms thrust into 2 thick skeins of twisted cords made of horsehair, gut, sinew, o…...
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Bal·lis'ta noun ;
plural Ballistæ [ Latin
ballista ,
balista , from Greek
ballein to throw.] An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
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A larger cross-bow of the middle ages that had the capacity to fire larger rocks.
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(Latin) a high powered crossbow that hurled missiles long distances and could pierce armor.
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siege engine taking the form of a giant crossbow, mounted on a stand
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artillery- weapon discharging arrows and stone balls
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A very large medieval crossbow used by an army attacking the walls of a besieged town. This crossbow was capable of firing large rocks and spears long distances.
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