Found 2 items, similar to arbalest.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: arbalest arbalest n : medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: catapult, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Arbalest Arbalest \Ar"ba*lest\, Arbalist \Ar"ba*list\, n. [OF. arbaleste, LL. arbalista, for L. arcuballista; arcus bow + ballista a military engine. See Ballista.] (Antiq.) A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc. [Written also arbalet and arblast.] --Fosbroke. [1913 Webster]