Definition of Petrary. Meaning of Petrary. Synonyms of Petrary

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Definition of Petrary

Petrary
Petrary Pet"ra*ry, n. [L. petra stone. Cf. Sp. petraria, and E. Pederero.] An ancient war engine for hurling stones.

Meaning of Petrary from wikipedia

- Petrary (from Gr**** petra "stone") is a generic term for medieval stone-throwing siege engines such as mangonels and trebuchets, used to hurl large rocks...
- fortifications such as defensive walls, castles, bunkers and fortified gates. Petrary is the generic term for medieval stone throwing siege engines. "The Battering...
- Veuglaire ****ou Chong Xanadu cannon Xi Xia Bronze cannon Mortar Organ gun Petrary weapons Catapult Hu Dun Pao trebuchet Mangonel Onager Trebuchet Rocket...
- walls were constantly pounded by the siege engines, catapults, mangonels, petraries, Gr**** fire, crossbows, and arrows. A portion of the wall was mined, and...
- "after the top of the wall had been somewhat weakened by bombardment from petraries, our engineers succeeded with great difficulty in bringing a four-wheeled...
- example at the end of the 19th century, Gustav Köhler contended that the petrary was a traction trebuchet, invented by Muslims, whereas the mangonel was...
- example at the end of the 19th century, Gustav Köhler contended that the petrary was a traction trebuchet, invented by Muslims, whereas the mangonel was...
- bridges. The siege train he had moved down the Rhône on barges contained petraries, including trebuchets, and the walls of Avignon were bombarded continuously...