Definition of BALLISTA

ballista

Meanings

Plural: ballistae, ballistas, ballistæ

Noun

  • an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
  • An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra), from βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).

Scrabble Score: 10

ballista is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ballista is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ballista is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

ballista is a valid Words With Friends word