'Ballista' definitions:

Definition of 'ballista'

(from WordNet)
noun
An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket]

Definition of 'Ballista'

From: GCIDE
  • Ballista \Bal*lis"ta\, n.; pl. Ballist[ae]. [L. ballista, balista, fr. Gr. ba`llein to throw.] An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles. [1913 Webster]

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