Arbalest
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A steel crossbow.
"He excelled with the arbalest steel crossbow, winning the nickname the Arbalestier and joined Bahriyya regiment, the crack soldiers who defeated the Crusaders and became known as the Turkish Lions and the Islamic Templars."
- 2 late version of the crossbow with a steel bow wordnet
- 3 A crossbowman who uses an arbalest.
Example
More examples"He excelled with the arbalest steel crossbow, winning the nickname the Arbalestier and joined Bahriyya regiment, the crack soldiers who defeated the Crusaders and became known as the Turkish Lions and the Islamic Templars."
Etymology
From Middle English arblast, from Old French arbaleste (modern arbalète), from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus + ballista.
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