TREBUCHET


Meaning of TREBUCHET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtre-byə-ˈshet, -bə-, -ˈchet ]

noun

or treb·uc·ket ˌtre-bə-ˈket

Etymology: Middle English trebochet, from Anglo-French trebuchet

Date: 15th century

: a medieval military engine for hurling heavy missiles (as rocks)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.