noun
Meaning 1
A steel crossbow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
arbalest
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑːbəlɪst/
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General-American: /ˈɑɹbəlɪst/
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noun
Meaning 2
A crossbowman who uses an arbalest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: catapult, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: engine
History
Etymology
From Middle English arblast, from Old French arbaleste (modern arbalète), from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus + ballista.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: arbalesto — late form of medieval crossbow
- German: Arbalest — late form of medieval crossbow
- Ido: arbalesto — late form of medieval crossbow
- Malagasy: arbaleta — late form of medieval crossbow
- Polish: arbalet — late form of medieval crossbow
- Portuguese: arbaleta — late form of medieval crossbow
- Russian: арбале́т (arbalét) — late form of medieval crossbow
- Serbo-Croatian: samostrel — late form of medieval crossbow