balistraria
UK/ˌbælɪˈstɹɛəɹi.ə/US/ˌbæləˈstɹɛɹi.ə/
balistraria noun: arrowslit (a narrow opening through which arrows can be fired).
Noun
balistraria (plural balistrarias or balistrariae)
Forms of balistraria
| plural | balistrarias |
|---|---|
| plural | balistrariae |
Origin of balistraria
From balister (“crossbow”), from Old French balestre, ultimately from Latin balaustium, Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion). See also arbalister (“crossbowman”).
Words that rhyme with balistraria
- area
- Carpentaria
- Hilaria
- Hungaria
- laminaria
- malaria
- rosaria
- sanguinaria
- sigillaria
- -aria
- adularia
- alfilaria
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- Anastenaria
- angaria
- antimalaria
- aquaria
- araucaria
- armillaria
- auricularia
- baria
- Bavaria
- Bedeque and Area
- bipinnaria
- brachiaria
- brachiolaria
- Bulgaria
- Caffraria
- calceolaria
- calvaria
- Caria
- carinaria
- cephalaria
- cercaria
- churrascaria
- cnidaria
- congiaria
- convallaria
- crotalaria
- cusparia
- dataria
- dirofilaria
- filaria
- fritillaria
- globularia
- hypobaria
- Icaria
- Kaffraria
- lacunaria
- laquearia
- ligularia
- linaria
- Lot 11 and Area
- macrofilaria
- mammillaria
- matricaria
- metacercaria
- microfilaria
- miliaria
- militaria
- nonmalaria
Questions about balistraria
- What does balistraria mean?
- Balistraria means arrowslit (a narrow opening through which arrows can be fired).
- What part of speech is balistraria?
- Balistraria is a noun.
- How do you pronounce balistraria?
- Balistraria is pronounced /ˌbælɪˈstɹɛəɹi.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of balistraria?
- The plural of balistraria is balistrarias.
Words near balistraria in the dictionary
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