trebuchet

US /ˈtreb.ʊ.ʃeɪ/
UK /ˈtreb.ʊ.ʃeɪ/
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a large device used in wars in the past for throwing large rocks, for example at the walls of a castle that was being attacked:

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The action of a trebuchet was similar to that of a giant catapult.