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balestra

American

[buh-les-truh] / bəˈlɛs trə /

noun

Fencing.

a jump toward the opponent followed immediately by a lunge.

Etymology

Origin of balestra

< Italian: literally, crossbow < Late Latin ballistra, variant of Latin ballista ballista

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