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Ballista

noun
(pl. ballistae)
1.
An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles.  Synonyms: arbalest, arbalist, bricole, catapult, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket.





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