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ballista

N ปืน ธนู  puen-tha-noo

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BALLISTA

Bal *lis "ta, n.; pl. Ballist. Etym: [L. ballista, balista, fr. Gr. to throw. ]

 

Defn: An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ballista

bal lis ta |bəˈlistə bəˈlɪstə | ▶noun ( pl. ballistae |-tē | or ballistas ) a catapult used in ancient warfare for hurling large stones. • a large crossbow for firing a spear. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin, based on Greek ballein ‘to throw. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

ballista

ballista |bəˈlɪstə | ▶noun ( pl. ballistae |-stiː | or ballistas ) a catapult used in ancient warfare for hurling large stones. • a large crossbow used in ancient warfare for firing a spear. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin, based on Greek ballein ‘to throw ’.