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Trebuchet, treb′ū-shet, n. a military engine like the ballista.
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To these engines the besieged opposed the first trebuchet, and another mounted in the barbican.
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Such was the principle of the "trebuchet," the enormous engines which carried devastation and destruction to medieval castles.
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Conversely, we might describe a staff-sling as a hand-trebuchet.
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The medival trebuchet was a sling wielded by a gigantic arm of wood.
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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to trebuchet, such as: slingshot, arbalest, ballista, heaver, hurler, and pitcher.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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