trebuchet - use in sentences
Converse of object
- use: He used the trebuchet against the walls of Dover Castle.
Adjective modifier
- medieval: Medieval Trebuchets could launch missiles hundreds of yards at, or even over, a castle, fortress or city wall.
- mighty: The Medieval Catapults used during the Middle Ages were the Mangonel, the ballista and the mighty trebuchet.
Modifies a noun
- missile: Trebuchet Missiles The Trebuchet was designed as a giant catapult, or sling.
Noun used with modifier
- traction: In the traction trebuchet a large troop of men pulled down on ropes to propel the missile.
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