BALISTRARIA
\bˌalɪstɹˈe͡əɹi͡ə], \bˌalɪstɹˈeəɹiə], \b_ˌa_l_ɪ_s_t_ɹ_ˈeə_ɹ_iə]\
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By Noah Webster.
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bal-is-tr[=a]r'i-a, n. an aperture or loophole in the wall of a fortification through which crossbowmen might discharge their bolts.--n. BAL'ISTER (obs.), name for an arbalester or crossbowman, also an arbalest or crossbow itself. [Low L. ballistrarius, balistra, a variant form of ballista, a crossbow.]
By Thomas Davidson
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