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    TREBUCKET

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missilesplay

    Synonyms:

    arbalest; arbalist; ballista; bricole; catapult; mangonel; onager; trebuchet; trebucket

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("trebucket" is a kind of...):

    engine (an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.)

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