ar·ba·lest also ar·ba·list (är b -l st)n. A medieval missile launcher designed on the principle of the crossbow. [Middle English arblast, from Old English, from Old French arbaleste, from Late Latin arcuballista : Latin arcus, bow + Latin ballista, ballista; see ballista.] ar ba·lest er (-l str) n. |
arbalest, arbalist [ˈɑːbəlɪst]
n
(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
[from Old French arbaleste, from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus bow + ballista]
arbalist, arbalest
a crossbowman. Also arcubalist.
See also: Arrows
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| Noun | 1. |  arbalest - an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missilesengine - an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.; "medieval engines of war" |
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