Meaning of carroballista | Babel Free
[kar.rɔ.balˈlɪs.ta]Definitions
A ballista mounted on a cart.
declension-1, feminine
Examples
“Carroballistas aliquanto maiores — hae enim longius et uehementius spicula dirigunt — superpositas curriculis cum binis equis uel mulis post aciem conuenit ordinari, et, cum sub ictum teli accesserint, bestiae sagittis ballistariis transfiguntur.”
It is suitable for the rather larger ballistas on carts — which indeed shoot javelins farther and more forcefully — to be arranged placed on tracks behind the line of battle drawn by horses or mules in pairs, and, when one [elephant] might approach before the impact of the missile, the beasts are shot through by ballista arrows.
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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