arbalest
or ar·ba·list
a powerful medieval crossbow with a steel bow, used to shoot stones, metal balls, arrows, etc.
Origin of arbalest
1Other words from arbalest
- ar·ba·lest·er, ar·ba·list·er [ahr-buh-lis-ter], /ˈɑr bəˌlɪs tər/, noun
Words Nearby arbalest
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How to use arbalest in a sentence
Then Segramore kept the boat off, and Kempion bent his arbalest bow and aimed an arrow at the head of the beast.
Fairy Tales from Many Lands | Katherine PyleHis Queries of course have reference to the long bow, and not to the arbalest, or cross-bow.
Then opening a large chest that stood against the wall, he rummaged a moment, and at last withdrew an arbalest quarrel.
Love-at-Arms | Raphael Sabatini"Wrapped round an arbalest-bolt that fell on the ramparts yesterday whilst I was walking there alone," returned Gonzaga coolly.
Love-at-Arms | Raphael SabatiniThrough an arrow-slit he had watched him take down and examine an arbalest, place it on the table and sit down to write.
Love-at-Arms | Raphael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for arbalest
arbalist
/ (ˈɑːbəlɪst) /
a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
Origin of arbalest
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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