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trebuchets

trebuchets is the plural of trebuchet.

trebuchets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of trebuchet.

Meaning of trebuchet

Noun

trebuchet (plural trebuchets)

  1. A medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end.
    • Medieval trebuchets are said to have been capable of launching 90-kg projectiles over distances of more than 300 meters.
  2. A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.

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Questions about trebuchets

What is trebuchets the plural of?
Trebuchets is the plural of trebuchet.

Words near trebuchets in the dictionary

  1. trebouxoid
  2. trebs
  3. trebuchet
  4. trebucheted
  5. trebucheting
  6. trebuchets
  7. trebucket
  8. trebuckets
  9. Treby
  10. trecadrine
  11. Trece Marites

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