arbalest

English

Alternative forms

arbelest, arbalet, arbalist, arblast

Etymology

From Middle English arblast, from Old French arbaleste (modern arbalète), from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus + ballista.

Noun

arbalest (plural arbalests)

A crossbow.
A crossbowman.

Derived terms

arbalester

Translations

late form of medieval crossbow

Esperanto: arbalesto
German: Arbalest f
Ido: arbalesto (io)
Malagasy: arbaleta (mg)
Polish: arbalet m
Portuguese: arbaleta f
Russian: арбале́т (ru) m (arbalét)
Serbo-Croatian: samostrel

Anagrams

arbalets

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