English > bricole: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles. |
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| Synonyms | catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket |
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| Broader | engine | An instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc. |
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| Spanish | arbalesta, arbalest, arbalist, balista, bricole, catapulta, fundíbulo, mangonel, trabuquete, trebuchet |
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| Catalan | arbalest, arbalist, balista, catapulta, manganell, mangonel, trabuquet, trebuchet |
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