plumbata

英语

词源

拉丁语 plumbāta。

名词

plumbata (复数 plumbatae 或 plumbata)

1. (历史) 一种中世纪和古代使用的飞镖
   • 2013, John O'Bryan, A History of Weapons: Crossbows, Caltrops, Catapults & Lots of Other Things that Can Seriously Mess You Up, Chronicle Books, →ISBN，第 68 页:

     The plumbata was an ancient Roman version of the lawn dart—a weighted projectile with a sharp point that was lobbed underhanded toward its target. And like the lawn dart, the plumbata killed its share of people. […] A typical Roman legionary could carry up to four plumbata inside his shield, […]

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   • 2016, Rexford Walker, Strike of Venus, →ISBN:

     "These plumbata make marching difficult," he complained to Claudius, who was marching beside him.

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拉丁语

分词

plumbāta

1. plumbātus 的屈折变化形式：
   1. 主格/呼格阴性单数
   2. 主格/宾格/呼格中性复数

分词

plumbātā

1. plumbātus 的夺格阴性单数