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Definition of Ballista
1. Noun. An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles.
Generic synonyms: Engine
Derivative terms: Catapult, Catapultian, Catapultic
Definition of Ballista
1. n. An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
Definition of Ballista
1. Noun. An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ballista
1. an ancient weapon [n -TAE]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballista
Literary usage of Ballista
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins by John Wilkins (1802)
"Of the ballista. BY that which hath been already explained concerning the slowness
of motion, we may the better understand the nature of swiftness, ..."
2. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"... on the night of December 2G and morning of the 26th, 1776. Trépied. In ancient
times, a ballista was so called when supported on three legs. Tressure. ..."
3. A Latin-English Dictionary Printed from the Unfinished Ms. of the Late by Thomas Hewitt Key (1888)
"ballista, a cognomen, as of one of the 30 tyrants, Treb. ... as sb. u. the engine
ballista, PI. Poen. see last ex. of § 2 of ballista. ..."
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