Synonyms for arbalest
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ahr-buh-list |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɑr bə lɪst |
Top 10 synonyms for arbalest Other synonyms for the word arbalest
- anlace
- arbalest
- archery
- arrow
- assegai
- atlatl
- ax
- axe
- backsword
- ballista
- banderilla
- barong
- bat
- baton
- battle-ax
- bayonet
- bazooka
- billy club
- blackjack
- blade
- blowgun
- bludgeon
- boomerang
- bow and arrow
- bowie knife
- brass knuckles
- catapult
- cleaver
- club
- crossbow
- cudgel
- cutlass
- dagger
- dart
- dirk
- flamethrower
- harpoon
- hatchet
- heaver
- howitzer
- hunting knife
- hurler
- lance
- musket
- nuclear bomb
- nunchaku
- pistol
- pitcher
- propeller
- revolver
- rifle
- saber
- scythe
- shooter
- shotgun
- sling
- slingshot
- spear
- spike
- stiletto
- switchblade
- sword
- tear gas
- tosser
- trebuchet
Définition of arbalest
Origin :- "crossbow," c.1300, from Old French arbaleste "large crossbow with a crank" (12c., Modern French arbalète), from Vulgar Latin arbalista, from Late Latin arcuballista "catapult," from Latin arcus "bow" (see arc (n.)) + ballista "machine for throwing projectiles" (see ballistic). German armbrust is from the same French word but mangled by folk etymology.
- As in weapon : noun arm, armament
- As in catapult : noun implement for shooting weapon
- To my mind the long-bow is a better weapon than the arbalest, but it may be ill for me to prove it.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Holding the arbalest with one hand, Daoud vaulted into the saddle.
- Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea
- The form of the arbalest of this time may be seen in our woodcut, No. 50.
- Extract from : « Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe » by John Hewitt
- On this bird, I deemed, he meant to try his skill with the arbalest.
- Extract from : « A Monk of Fife » by Andrew Lang
- The arbalest is said by some writers to be of Italian origin.
- Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction » by Various
- The arrow of the arbalest is sometimes called vireton, from the French virer, on account of its rotary flight.
- Extract from : « Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe » by John Hewitt
- This distinctive form of the arbalest shaft is carefully kept in view in the illumination from Add.
- Extract from : « Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe » by John Hewitt
- He then lay down beside him, with one hand on his arbalest, and drew the bear-skin over them, hair inward.
- Extract from : « The Cloister and the Hearth » by Charles Reade
- The cross-bow, or arbalest, does not appear to have been used in war until the close of the twelfth century.
- Extract from : « Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages » by Edward Lewes Cutts
- Daoud chose the bigger one, a Genoese arbalest drawn by crank, a present from King Manfred.
- Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea
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