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Ballistae in a sentence

Ballistae meaning

plural of ballista

Using Ballistae

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of ballista
  • In the example corpus, ballistae often appears in combinations such as: roman ballistae.

Context around Ballistae

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

roman 2× flails 1× showing 1×

Often after:

stairs 1× date 1×

Sentence patterns with Ballistae

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ballistae are notable 1× ballistae could be 1× catapults and ballistae 1× early roman ballistae the early 1× early roman ballistae were made 1× engine showing ballistae stairs and 1× finds of ballistae date 1× like flails ballistae and heavy 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ballistae are notable 1× ballistae could be 1× categories like flails 1× early roman ballistae 1× history a helepolis 1× the mod featured 1×

Common sentence endings:

and suppressive firepower 1× catapults and ballistae 1× in real time 1× in the stand 1× mangonel or trebuchet 1× of ballistae date 1×

Words around Ballistae

Just before it in the word index:

ballista 11 ballisodare 6 balliol 30 ballintra 2 ballinteer 5 ballinrobe 7

Just after it in the word index:

ballister 9 ballistic 700 ballistically 5 ballistics 39 ballistospores 2 ballito 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Ballistae

  • In this selection, "ballistae" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, roman, flails, showing, stairs and date stand out and add context to how "ballistae" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ballistae are notable and ballistae could be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ballistae" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ballistae

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Categories like Flails, Ballistae, and Heavy Thrusting Swords are underused. (10 words)

It is from the time of the Roman Empire that many of the archaeological finds of ballistae date. (18 words)

The mod featured appropriate objects used in the single-player portion of the game, namely catapults and ballistae. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

History A Helepolis -like Siege Engine showing ballistae, stairs and movement capstan Modern armoured fighting vehicles are the realization of an ancient concept: that of providing troops with mobile protection and suppressive firepower. (33 words)

Early Roman ballistae The early Roman ballistae were made of wood, and held together with iron plates around the frames and iron nails in the stand. (26 words)

Ballistae could be easily modified to shoot both spherical and shaft projectiles, allowing their crews to adapt easily to prevailing battlefield situations in real time. (25 words)

Example sentences (7)

Early Roman ballistae The early Roman ballistae were made of wood, and held together with iron plates around the frames and iron nails in the stand.

Categories like Flails, Ballistae, and Heavy Thrusting Swords are underused.

Ballistae are notable for their high degree of accuracy, but also their lack of firepower compared to that of a Mangonel or Trebuchet.

Ballistae could be easily modified to shoot both spherical and shaft projectiles, allowing their crews to adapt easily to prevailing battlefield situations in real time.

History A Helepolis -like Siege Engine showing ballistae, stairs and movement capstan Modern armoured fighting vehicles are the realization of an ancient concept: that of providing troops with mobile protection and suppressive firepower.

It is from the time of the Roman Empire that many of the archaeological finds of ballistae date.

The mod featured appropriate objects used in the single-player portion of the game, namely catapults and ballistae.

Common combinations with ballistae

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ballistae" in a sentence?
An example: "Early Roman ballistae The early Roman ballistae were made of wood, and held together with iron plates around the frames and iron nails in the stand." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "ballistae" from authentic English texts.
What does "ballistae" mean?
Ballistae means: plural of ballista
How many example sentences with "ballistae" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "ballistae", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.