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/ˈtɹɛbəʃɛt/ · noun
A medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end..
Medieval trebuchets are said to have been capable of launching 90-kg projectiles over distances of more than 300 meters.
With counterweight trebuchets at its disposal, a besieging force at last had the advantage in sieges, and it was probably the appearance of the trebuchet which prompted the changes in castle design from the mid-twelfth century onwards which were described in the previous chapter: the move from rectangular to round or multiform towers […]
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Trebuchet means A medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end..
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Medieval trebuchets are said to have been capable of launching 90-kg projectiles over distances of more than 300 meters.
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