arbalest

[ahr-buh-list] / ˈɑr bə lɪst /

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catapult n.
weapon n.

NOUN

catapult

Synonyms

STRONGEST

slingshot

STRONG

ballista heaver hurler pitcher propeller shooter sling tosser trebuchet

NOUN

weapon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ammunition bomb cannon firearm gun knife machete machine gun missile nerve gas pistol revolver rifle shotgun sword tear gas

STRONG

archery arrow assegai ax axe backsword ballista banderilla barong bat baton battle-ax bayonet bazooka blackjack blade blowgun bludgeon boomerang catapult cleaver club crossbow cudgel cutlass dagger dart dirk flamethrower harpoon hatchet howitzer lance musket saber scythe slingshot spear spike stiletto switchblade

WEAK

anlace atlatl billy club bow and arrow bowie knife brass knuckles hunting knife nuclear bomb nunchaku

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Daoud chose the bigger one, a Genoese arbalest drawn by crank, a present from King Manfred.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Robert Shea

But no arbalest was pointed thence, and the fight flagged.

From A Monk of Fife by Andrew Lang

And with that he began winding up his arbalest hastily.

From A Monk of Fife by Andrew Lang

Though now I carry but an arbalest, the gun is my mistress, and my patron is the gunner’s saint, St. Barbara.

From A Monk of Fife by Andrew Lang

Once an arbalest bolt struck my staff from my hand as I walked, and I was fain to take shelter of a corner, yet saw not whence the shot came.

From A Monk of Fife by Andrew Lang

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