trebuchet
pronunciation
How to pronounce trebuchet in British English:
UK [ˌtrebjʊ'ʃet]
How to pronounce trebuchet in American English:
US [ˌtrebjə'ʃet]
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- Noun:
- medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
Word Origin
- trebuchet (n.)
- "medieval stone-throwing engine of war," c. 1300 (in Anglo-Latin from early 13c.), from Old French trebuchet (12c.) "stone-throwing siege engine," from trabuchier "to overturn, fall to the ground, overthrow" (11c.), from tra- (from Latin trans-, here expressing "displacement") + Old French buc "trunk, bulk," from Frankish *buk- "trunk of the body," from Proto-Germanic *bheu-, variant of *beu-, used in forming words loosely associated with swelling (such as German bauch "belly;" see bull (n.2)).
Example
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- 2. This video explains the science behind a trebuchet .
- 3. The trebuchet was arguably the atom bomb of the middle ages - a game-changing siege engine that could catapult projectiles over unprecedented distances and heights .
- 4. Castle clout king return trebuchet shoot .
- 5. Hit ' space ' or click again to release the trebuchet counterweight .