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Trebuchet, treb′ū-shet, n. a military engine like the ballista.
To these engines the besieged opposed the first trebuchet, and another mounted in the barbican.
Such was the principle of the "trebuchet," the enormous engines which carried devastation and destruction to medieval castles.
Conversely, we might describe a staff-sling as a hand-trebuchet.
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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