Trebuchet (Noun)
Meaning
An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The defenders of the castle knew they had to prepare for the siege, as the attackers were constructing a massive trebuchet in the nearby field.
- The trebuchet was loaded with a huge boulder, and its wooden beam creaked and groaned under the weight of the missile.
- In medieval times, the trebuchet was one of the most feared siege engines on the battlefield, capable of destroying fortifications and breaching walls.
- As the army approached the fortress, they wheeled into position their massive trebuchet, nicknamed "The Black Cat", ready to unleash a hail of stone projectiles on the defenders.
- During the Crusades, Muslim and Christian forces both employed trebuchets in their sieges of Jerusalem, devastating the city walls with these ancient artillery pieces.