arbalète

See also: arbalete

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French arbaleste, from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus (“bow”) + ballista (“ballista”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ba.lɛt/

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Noun

arbalète f (plural arbalètes)

1. (weaponry) crossbow

   Synonym: balestrille

2. (skiing) T-bar
3. (navigation) Jacob's staff

Coordinate terms

(skiing):

• tapis roulant (magic carpet)
• télésiège (charlift)
• téléski (tele-ski)

Derived terms

• arbalète à jalet

Related terms

• (crossbow): arbalétrier

Descendants

• → Belarusian: арбалет (arbaljet)
• → Bulgarian: арбалет (arbalet)
• → Portuguese: arbaleta
• → Romanian: arbaletă
• → Russian: арбале́т (arbalét)
  • → Kazakh: арбалет (arbalet)
• → Turkish: arbalet
• → Ukrainian: арбалет (arbalet)
• → Uzbek: arbalet

Further reading

• “arbalète”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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