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plumbata

plumbata noun: a lead-weighted dart, used by soldiers in Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

Noun

plumbata (plural plumbatae or plumbata)

  1. (historical) A lead-weighted dart, used by soldiers in Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
    • The plumbata was an ancient Roman version of the lawn dart—a weighted projectile with a sharp point that was lobbed underhanded toward its target. And like the lawn dart, the plumbata killed its share of people. […] A typical Roman legionary could carry up to four plumbata inside his shield, […]2013, John O'Bryan, A History of Weapons: Crossbows, Caltrops, Catapults & Lots of Other Things that Can Seriously Mess You Up, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 68
    • "These plumbata make marching difficult," he complained to Claudius, who was marching beside him.2016, Rexford Walker, Strike of Venus, →ISBN

Forms of plumbata

pluralplumbatae
pluralplumbata

Origin of plumbata

From Latin plumbāta.

Questions about plumbata

What does plumbata mean?
Plumbata means a lead-weighted dart, used by soldiers in Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
What part of speech is plumbata?
Plumbata is a noun.
What is the plural of plumbata?
The plural of plumbata is plumbatae.

Words near plumbata in the dictionary

  1. plumbaginous
  2. plumbago
  3. plumbagoes
  4. plumbagos
  5. plumbane
  6. plumbata
  7. plumbatae
  8. plumbate
  9. plumbate of potassium
  10. plumbates
  11. plumbean

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