balistraria

== English == === Etymology === From balister (“crossbow”), from Old French balestre, ultimately from Latin balaustium, Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion). See also arbalister (“crossbowman”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbælɪˈstɹɛəɹi.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbæləˈstɹɛɹi.ə/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.ə === Noun === balistraria (plural balistrarias or balistrariae) (historical) arrowslit (a narrow opening through which arrows can be fired). === References === “balistraria”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.