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A '''ballista''' is a [[siege weapons|siege engine]] which uses a bow-like arrangement to hurl a projectile, as opposed to a [[catapult]] which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.
A '''ballista''' is a [[siege weapons|siege engine]] which uses a [[bow]]-like arrangement to hurl a [[missile|projectile]], as opposed to a [[catapult]] which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.


[[category:weapons]]
[[category:weapons]]

Revision as of 14:20, 13 October 2006

A ballista is a siege engine which uses a bow-like arrangement to hurl a projectile, as opposed to a catapult which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.