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ballista
[buh-lis-tuh]
noun
plural
ballistaean ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
ballista
/ əˈɪə /
noun
an ancient catapult for hurling stones, etc
an ancient form of large crossbow used to propel a spear
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ballista1
Example Sentences
Lightning flashed, illuminating several perched threateningly over the car with the makeshift ballista they had constructed.
“The ballista fired the first dwarf in that direction, I think. Come on.”
They did not have gunpowder, but they had artillery in the form of the ballista.
In ancient times, the 2,000-year-old stone was used as a missile fired from a Roman “ballista” weapon.
There were some crazy loops, like the way the ballista was enchanted, and a bunch of other stuff they played with on the storyboards.
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