balistraria

[ bal-uh-strair-ee-uh ]

/ ˌbæl əˈstrɛər i ə /

noun, plural bal·is·tra·ri·ae [bal-uh-strair-ee-ee] /ˌbæl əˈstrɛər iˌi/.

(in a medieval fortification) an opening, usually in the form of a cross, through which a crossbow could be fired.

Nearby words

balinese, balinese cat, baliol, baliol, john de, balisage, balistraria, balk, balkan, balkan frame, balkan mountains, balkan peninsula

Origin of balistraria

1835–45; < Medieval Latin, feminine of Late Latin bal(l)istrārius, Latin ballistārius pertaining to a ballista (in ML a crossbow), equivalent to ballist(a) + -ārius -ary