arbalist : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: arbalist	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for arbalist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arbalist n an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles Synonym(s): catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arbalest \Ar"balest\, Arbalist* \Ar"ba*list\, n. [OF. arbaleste, LL. arbalista, for L. arcuballista; arcus bow + ballista a military engine. See {Ballista}.] (Antiq.) A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc. [Written also {arbalet} and {arblast}.] --Fosbroke.