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• n  an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

• Pumpkins can be rendered projectile via air pressure, centifuge, trebuchet, catapult or the good old-fashioned Feat of Human Strength.

• catapult
• arbalest
• arbalist
• ballista
• bricole
• mangonel
• onager
• trebucket

News & Articles

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• Official first launch of trebuchet will be June 21 in Buchanan
  Noel Preece, 12, and Grayson Preece, 9, of Buchanan, VA, have test-launched their first payload from a 14-foot trebuchet they engineered and constructed during the final two weeks of their unique homeschooling science course. The achievement of these two young men, symbolized by this successful launch, is truly a remarkable story. This year in science, [...]
  June 19, 2013 - Roanoke Times