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Noun: traction trebuchet
  1. A catapult operated by manpower pulling cords attached to a lever and sling to launch projectiles
    "The medieval army used a traction trebuchet to hurl stones at the castle walls";
    - mangonel, bricole

Derived forms: traction trebuchets

Type of: catapult

Encyclopedia: Traction trebuchet