arbalist

arbalist is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc.
2. noun. an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

   Synonyms: arbalest, ballista, bricole, catapult, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket

Synonyms

arbalest, ballista, bricole, catapult, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket

Common word forms

arbalists, arbalister

Words from these letters

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