balistraria

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UK/ˌbælɪˈstɹɛəɹi.ə/US/ˌbæləˈstɹɛɹi.ə/

noun

arrowslit (a narrow opening through which arrows can be fired).

OriginOld French balestre ← Latin balaustium ← Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον →
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Meanings

nounbalistraria (plural balistrarias or balistrariae)

plural balistrarias · plural balistrariae

  1. historicalarrowslit (a narrow opening through which arrows can be fired).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
arrowslitbarbicanloophole

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβαλαύστιον
  2. Latinbalaustium
  3. Old Frenchbalestre
  4. Englishbalistraria

From balister (“crossbow”), from Old French balestre, ultimately from Latin balaustium, Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion). See also arbalister (“crossbowman”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with balistraria

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APA

balistraria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balistraria

MLA

“balistraria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balistraria. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balistraria,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balistraria.

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