trebuchet
To shoot with a trebuchetTo shoot with a trebuchet.
» A trebuchet is a siege weapon similar to a catapult.
Eine Blide ist eine Belagerungswaffe, die einem Katapult ähnelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesTo shoot with a trebuchet.
Examples
2 sentencesA trebuchet is a siege weapon similar to a catapult.
deEine Blide ist eine Belagerungswaffe, die einem Katapult ähnelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Using an eight-ton trebuchet, Tom launched Mary's bundt cake over the walls of the besieged city.
Origin
From Old French trebuchet, trebuket et al. (modern trébuchet), from trebuchier (“to overthFrom Old French trebuchet, trebuket et al. (modern trébuchet), from trebuchier (“to overthrow, topple”), from tres- + *buchier, from Old French buc (“trunk of the body”), from Old Frankish *būk (“belly, trunk, torso”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, abdomen, trunk”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to blow, swell”). Cognate with Old High German būh (“belly”), Old English būc (“belly, trunk”). More at bouk.
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Forms
trebuchets, trebucheting, trebucheted, trebucheted| Base form | trebuchet · to trebuchet |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | trebuchets |
| Present participle | trebucheting |
| Past simple | trebucheted |
| Past participle | trebucheted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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