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balista

balista is the alternative form of ballista.

Meaning of ballista

Noun

ballista (plural ballistas or ballistae or ballistæ)

  1. (historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

Forms of balista

pluralbalistas
pluralbalistae

Questions about balista

What is balista the alternative form of?
Balista is the alternative form of ballista.

Words near balista in the dictionary

  1. balisaurs
  2. balise
  3. balises
  4. balisong
  5. balisongs
  6. balista
  7. balistae
  8. balistarii
  9. balistarius
  10. balistas
  11. balister

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Adapted from Wiktionary: balista (page history and authors); ballista (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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