trebucket

• Mittelalterliche Belagerungswaffe, die als schwere Artillerie zum Schleudern großer Steine und anderer Geschosse diente.

A medieval siege engine used as heavy artillery for hurling large stones and other missiles.

1. Medieval Siege EngineC1formal

   A large medieval war machine used to hurl heavy stones, projectiles, or other missiles at enemy fortifications during sieges.

   Mittelalterliche Belagerungsmaschine

   • The army assembled a massive trebucket to breach the castle walls.
   • Stones weighing hundreds of pounds were launched from the trebucket.
   • The trebucket was a fearsome weapon on the medieval battlefield.

   Synonymecatapulttrebuchet