ballesta

From Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).

ballesta f (plural ballestes)

1. crossbow (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

From Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).

ballesta f (plural ballestes)

1. crossbow (mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow)
2. ballista (ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow)

• ballester

• “ballesta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ballesta” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “ballesta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ballesta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).

ballesta f (plural ballestas)

1. crossbow (mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow)
2. ballista (ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow)
3. (mechanics) leaf spring (spring in the form of a curved length of steel, used in the suspension of wheeled vehicles)

• ballestero

• “ballesta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.