ballister

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A crossbow or ballista. obsolete
    — Their ramparts were armed with 3,000 ballisters to shoot javelins with and 500 catapults.
  2. Alternative form of baluster; a short pillar. alt-of,alternative
    — The choir, which is separated from the body of the church by a ballister, is darkned by the great number of escutcheons affixed to it .
  3. A brace on a brass instrument that helps hold the valves in place.
    — Solid nickel silver ballisters and mouthpipe for longer wear, better tone, ease of blowing.

词形变化

ballisters plural

词源

From Latin ballista. Compare balister.
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