ballista
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ballista
- /bəˈlɪstə/
Rhymes with -ɪstə
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra), from βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).
noun ballistas · ballistae · ballistæ
- An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles. In a telephone interview Mr. Winter said he had fired 120 homemade knödel (dumplings) last weekend with his specially designed ballista, a Roman engine of war using the crossbow principle.
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Talk about this word "ballista." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ballista. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ballista. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ballista "ballista." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ballista.Cite this
@misc{ballista_2026,
title = {ballista},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ballista},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
