Home > Synonyms > Synonyms for ballista

Synonyms for ballista

Grammar : Noun
Spell : buh-lis-tuh
Phonetic Transcription : bəˈlɪs tə

Top 10 synonyms for ballista
Other synonyms for the word ballista

Définition of ballista

Origin :
  • ancient war engine, late 14c., from Latin ballista, literally "a throwing machine," from Greek ballein "to throw" (see ballistics).
  • As in weapon : noun arm, armament
  • As in catapult : noun implement for shooting weapon
Example sentences :
  • The ballista was considerably larger and more expensive than this.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 » by Various
  • No ballista, however, is made without regard to the given amount of weight of the stone which the engine is intended to throw.
  • Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
  • The ballista (Fig. 229) was in reality a large cross-bow, built to shoot long, heavy bolts or arrows.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Craftsman » by A. Neely Hall
  • Like a modern field gun, the ballista shot low and directly toward the enemy.
  • Extract from : « Artillery Through the Ages » by Albert Manucy
  • Various names were applied to these weapons, the chief of which were the ballista and the catapult.
  • Extract from : « Great Inventions and Discoveries » by Willis Duff Piercy
  • Trebuchet, treb′ū-shet, n. a military engine like the ballista.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) » by Various
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019