arbalète
See also: arbalete
French
Etymology
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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