trebuchet

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The trebuchet was the most fearsome weapon of medieval times, a giant catapult that could lay waste to any fortress by battering its walls with boulders.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

With 10:02 left in the second quarter Saturday, UW quarterback Michael Penix Jr. took a shotgun snap, dropped three steps and uncorked a trebuchet, as wide receiver Jalen McMillan sprinted uncovered up the seam.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

Find the trebuchet just below the tower at upper right.

From The Verge • Jun. 18, 2022

Imperious Megadeth poobah fires succession of pontifical edicts from the flaming trebuchet of his own ego.

From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2016

The three girls moved to a mound of palm fronds, carefully removing them to reveal a rickety wooden trebuchet made of bamboo and counterweighted with coconuts.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray