trebuchet
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- trepeget (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From Old French trebuchet, trebuket et al. (modern trébuchet), from trebuchier (“to overthrow”), from Latin trabuchare.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈtɹɛbəʃɛt/, /ˈtɹɛb.jə.ʃeɪ/, /ˈtɹɛb.ju.ʃeɪ/; SAMPA: /"trEb.j@.SeI/, /"trEb.jU.SeI/
- (US) enPR: trěb’yo͞o-shet, IPA: /ˈtɹɛb.juˌʃɛt/, /ˈtɹɛb.jəˌʃeɪ/
[edit] Noun
trebuchet (plural trebuchets)
- A medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end. Considered to be the technological successor to the catapult.
[edit] Translations
trebuchet
[edit] Old French
[edit] Etymology
From the verb trebuchier.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /trɛbuˈtʃɛt/
[edit] Noun
trebuchet m. (oblique plural trebuchez, nominative singular trebuchez, nominative plural trebuchet)