ballistae
Ancient bolt throwers
Ballistae is the Latin plural of ballista, an ancient military siege engine resembling a giant crossbow.
These weapons hurled large bolts or stones at fortifications and enemy forces.
The term appears mainly in historical writing and strategy games: The Roman ballistae devastated the city walls.
The anglicized plural ballistae is more common than ballistas.
Threaded rod for nuts
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
ammunition · trajectory · range · accuracy · velocity · kinetic · torsion · tension
Siege engine for launching
- scorpionStinging arachnid with pincers
- onagerAsiatic wild ass
- torsionRotational strain force
- VitruviusRoman architectural theorist
legionary · centurion · artilleryman · engineer · Roman · Greek · Hellenistic · Macedonian
Counterweight-powered projectile launcher
- catapultSiege engine for launching
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- breachBreaking of agreement
- rampartFortified defensive wall
palisade · wall · assault · bombardment · defense · garrison · stronghold · citadel
bolt
Threaded rod for nuts
missile · ammunition · trajectory · range · accuracy · velocity · kinetic · torsion · tension · launch
catapult
Siege engine for launching
Vitruvius · legionary · centurion · artilleryman · engineer · Roman · Greek · Hellenistic · Macedonian · Carthaginian
trebuchet
Counterweight-powered projectile launcher
- catapultSiege engine for launching
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- breachBreaking of agreement
rampart · palisade · wall · assault · bombardment · defense · garrison · stronghold · citadel · emplacement
torsion
Rotational strain force
tension · arm · frame · stock · slider · trigger · winch · ratchet · bowstring · spring
ballistaeslings
Bandage supports for arms
shortbows · javelins · daggers · sidearms · throwing knives
ballistaeshields
Protective barriers for defense
fortifications · ramparts · defensive walls · bulwarks · bastions
ballistaehowitzers
High-angle artillery weapons
cannons · missile launchers · rocket artillery · cruise missiles
- go ballisticLose temper violently
- going ballisticBecoming extremely angry suddenly
- goes ballisticLoses control explosively
- ballistic missilesSelf-propelled guided munitions
- ballistic vestsGarments deflecting ammunition
- ballistic trajectoryCurve of unpowered projectile
ballistic, ballistics, ballista, antiballistic, ballistically, ballistas