TREBUCHET

Meaning of TREBUCHET in English

[ 'trɛbjʊʃɛt , -bəʃɛt ]

■ noun a machine used in medieval siege warfare for hurling large missiles.

Origin

ME: from OFr., from trebucher 'overthrow'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

TREBUCHET — or trebucket noun Etymology: Middle English trebochet, from Anglo-French ~ Date: 15th century a medieval military engine for hurling heavy …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TREBUCHET — ˈtrebyəˌshet noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English trebochet, from Middle French trebachet, from Old French, from trebuchier to stumble, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TREBUCHET — (n.) Alt. of Trebucket
Английский словарь Webster
TREBUCHET — ( n. ) Alt. of Trebucket
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TREBUCHET — /treb"yoo shet', treb'yoo shet"/ , n. a medieval engine of war with a sling for hurling missiles. Also, trebucket /tree"buk'it, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TREBUCHET — noun or treb·uc·ket ˌtre-bə-ˈket Etymology: Middle English trebochet, from Anglo-French trebuchet Date: 15th century : a medieval military engine for …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TREBUCHET — noun ·alt. of trebucket.
Webster English vocab
TREBUCHET — [treb.u.chet] or treb.uc.ket n [ME trebochet, fr. MF trebuchet] (15c): a medieval military engine for hurling heavy missiles (as rocks)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TREBUCHET — trebuchet BrE AmE ˈtreb ju ʃet -ə-, -ʃeɪ, ˌ••ˈ•
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TREBUCHET — n. (also trebucket) hist. 1 a military machine used in siege warfare for throwing stones etc. 2 a tilting balance …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TREBUCHET — n. (also trebucket) hist. 1 a military machine used in siege warfare for throwing stones etc. 2 a tilting balance …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TREBUCHET — n. (also trebucket) hist. 1. a military machine used in siege warfare for throwing stones etc. 2 a tilting balance …
Oxford English vocab
TREBUCHET — n. Tumbrel, castigatory, ducking-stool, cucking-stool, trebucket.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TREBUCHET — Требушет
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TREBUCHET — n. Pronunciation: ˌ tre-by ə - ' shet, -b ə -, - ' chet Variant: or treb · uc · …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TREBUCKET — noun see: trebuchet
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATAPULT — Mechanism for forcefully propelling stones, spears, or other projectiles, in use since ancient times. Nearly all catapults employed in ancient …
Английский словарь Британика
TREBUCKET — noun see trebuchet 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TREPEGET — (n.) A trebuchet.
Английский словарь Webster
CUCKING STOOL — () A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually …
Английский словарь Webster
TREPEGET — ( n. ) A trebuchet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKING STOOL — A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TREBUCKET — see trebuchet
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TREPEGET — noun a trebuchet.
Webster English vocab
CUCKING STOOL — a kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in …
Webster English vocab
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