arbalète

See also: arbalete

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French arbaleste, from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus (“bow”) + ballista (“ballista”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aʁ.ba.lɛt/
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Noun

arbalète f (plural arbalètes)

(weaponry) crossbow
Synonym: balestrille
(skiing) T-bar
(navigation) Jacob's staff

Coordinate terms

(skiing):

tapis roulant (magic carpet)
télésiège (charlift)
téléski (tele-ski)

Derived terms

arbalète à jalet

Related terms

(crossbow): arbalétrier

Descendants

→ Belarusian: арбалет (arbaljet)
→ Bulgarian: арбалет (arbalet)
→ Portuguese: arbaleta
→ Romanian: arbaletă
→ Russian: арбале́т (arbalét)
- → Kazakh: арбалет (arbalet)
→ Turkish: arbalet
→ Ukrainian: арбалет (arbalet)
→ Uzbek: arbalet

Further reading

“arbalète”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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