ba|lis|tra|ri|a

ba|lis|tra|ri|a
ba|lis|tra|ri|a «BAL uh STRAIR ee uh», noun.
a cross-shaped opening in the wall of a medieval fortress through which a crossbow could be fired.
[< Medieval Latin balistraria (originally) place of the ballistra, Late Latin variant of Latin ballista ballista]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • aurora aus|tra|lis — « STRAY lihs», the streamers or bands of light appearing in the southern sky at night; southern lights. ╂[< New Latin aurora australis] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Corona Aus|tra|lis — « STRAY lihs», genitive Coronae Australis. a southern constellation near Sagittarius; the Southern Crown. ╂[< Latin Corōna austrālis Southern Crown] …   Useful english dictionary

  • fovea cen|tra|lis — «sehn TRAY lihs», Anatomy. a small spot in the center of the retina of the eye, where vision is sharpest. ╂[< New Latin fovea centralis central fovea] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Trianguli Aus|tra|lis — «s TRAY lihs», genitive of Triangulum Australe …   Useful english dictionary

  • Triangulum Aus|tra|le — «s TRAY lee», genitive Tri|an|gu|li Aus|tra|lis. a southern constellation ne Centaurus …   Useful english dictionary

  • au·ro·ra aus·tra·lis — /əˈrorəaˈstreıləs/ noun [singular] : southern lights …   Useful english dictionary

  • traukti — traukti, ia, ė I, K, J, Š, Rtr, DŽ, KŽ; SD113, SD258, Q658, R413, R, H, Sut, N, L, M 1. tr., intr. LL294, NdŽ suėmus ar paėmus už ko jėga stengtis artinti savęs link, versti pajudėti savęs link, tempti, tęsti: Dešine ranka traukiame žnyplėse… …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • Radix — Ra̱dix [aus lat. radix, Gen.: radicis = Wurzel] w; , Radi̱ces: 1) „Wurzel“, Ursprungsstelle eines Organs, Nervs oder sonstigen Körperteils (Anat.). 2) in der Pharm.: Pflanzenwurzel, die für Arzneizubereitungen verwendet wird. Ra̱dix cli̱nica: der …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • trachealis — See t. (muscle). * * * tra·che·a·lis .trā kē ā ləs, al əs n, pl a·les ā (.)lēz, al (.)ēz a muscle associated with the trachea that in humans consists of smooth muscle fibers extending transversely between the ends of the tracheal rings and the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Silistra Knoll — (Vrah Silistra vr h si lis tra) rises to over 700m in Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica. It is bounded by Macy Glacier to the N and Boyana Glacier to the S.LocationThe knoll is located at coord|62|41|21|S|60|05|54|W|… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”