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plumbatae

plumbatae is the plural of plumbata.

Meaning of plumbata

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

Questions about plumbatae

What is plumbatae the plural of?
Plumbatae is the plural of plumbata.

Words near plumbatae in the dictionary

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

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