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ballista
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Ballista
For the Roman general, see
Balista
. For the Italian actor, see
Gigi Ballista
. For the sniper rifle, see
FN Ballista
The
ballista
(
Latin
, from
Greek
βαλλίστρα
ballistra
and that from βάλλω
ballō
, "throw"), plural
ballistae
, was an
ancient
missile weapon
that launched a large projectile at a distant target.
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