noun
- a medieval siege engine that uses a counterweight to hurl large stones or other projectiles
Usage: historical
Examples
- The castle defenders watched nervously as the enemy assembled a massive trebuchet.
- Medieval armies used trebuchets to break down fortress walls.
- The trebuchet could launch stones weighing several hundred pounds.
- Engineers studied the physics of trebuchets to understand medieval warfare.
- The museum’s working trebuchet demonstration drew large crowds.
- Trebuchets were more accurate than earlier catapult designs.