trebuchet
/ˈtrɛbjəʃɛt/
noun
- A large medieval siege engine used to hurl heavy stones or other projectiles using a counterweight.
- The trebuchet could hurl a 300-pound stone over 300 yards.
- The castle's defenders built a trebuchet to launch rocks at the enemy walls.
- In history class, we built a small model of a trebuchet to learn about medieval warfare.