noun
- plural of trebuchet; medieval siege engines that used counterweights to hurl projectiles
Usage: historical
Examples
- The castle defenders watched as enemy trebuckets were assembled outside the walls.
- Medieval trebuckets could launch stones weighing hundreds of pounds.
- The museum’s collection includes scale models of various trebuckets.
- Engineers studied how trebuckets used counterweight systems for maximum range.
- During the siege, multiple trebuckets bombarded the fortress day and night.
- Students built miniature trebuckets for their physics project on projectile motion.