balistraria
English
Etymology
Latin
Noun
balistraria (plural balistrarias)
- (historical) A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows can be fired.
Synonyms
- arrowslit
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for balistraria in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)