Balistraria
(in a medieval fortification) an opening, usually in the form of a cross, through which a crossbow could be fired.
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- Balk
to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech. (of a horse, mule, etc.) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on. Baseball. to commit a balk. to place an obstacle in the way of; hinder; thwart: a […]
- Balitac
balitac Early system on IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- Balkanize
to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states. (often lowercase) to divide (groups, areas, etc.) into contending and usually ineffectual factions: a movement to balkanize minority voters. verb (transitive) to divide (a territory) into small warring states to divide (a group or organization) into small factions v. 1920, first used in reference […]
- Balkhash
a salt lake in SE Kazakhstan. About 7115 sq. mi. (18,430 sq. km). noun Lake Balkhash, a salt lake in SE Kazakhstan: fed by the Ili River. Area: about 18 000 sq km (7000 sq miles)
- Balkline
Sports. (in track events) the starting line. Billiards. a straight line drawn across the table behind which the cue balls are placed in beginning a game. any of four lines, each near to and parallel with one side of the cushion, that divide the table into a large central panel or section and eight smaller […]