ballista

ballista is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 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 13 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
2. noun. an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

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

Synonyms

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

Common word forms

ballistas

Words from these letters

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