An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles.
1 A ballista bolt had pierced the reaver's back, and stuck there still.
2 The dwarves were cranking the ballista so tight it shrieked in protest.
3 He could hear the ballista men on the wall cranking their engine back.
4 Richeut stepped in front of Kedle's ballista to block her aim.
5 The javelin hurtled through the flames faster than any ballista dart.
6 Then one soldier lifted the massive ballista dart into the air.
7 As the engine slammed back down Heris saw the other ballista ease into position.
8 Like a modern field gun, the ballista shot low and directly toward the enemy.
9 Here were siege devourers, living engines of destruction, also equipped with ballista and cannon.
10 We stared at the clyster-pipe ballista , then at each other.
11 He could tell that I was just firing off ballista bolts in the dark.
12 A group of soldiers charged forward, beyond the location where the ballista dart was found.
13 Why hadn't they used their catapults and ballista yet?
14 A lucky ballista shot from a ship slew the fell mage that led the horde.
15 Totho hurriedly began winching the ballista 's arms back again.
16 A pair of ballista bolts protruded from her flank.
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