"balestra" meaning in Italian

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "balestro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pesce balestra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sbalestrare"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "ballistra"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin ballistra",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ballista"
      },
      "expansion": "ballista",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "βαλλίστρα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin ballistra, from ballista, Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "balestre",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "balestra f (plural balestre)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ba‧lè‧stra"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crossbow"
      ],
      "id": "en-balestra-it-noun-j9St7drD",
      "links": [
        [
          "crossbow",
          "crossbow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "leaf spring"
      ],
      "id": "en-balestra-it-noun-HPd3u7S6",
      "links": [
        [
          "leaf spring",
          "leaf spring"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baˈlɛ.stra/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛstra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balestra"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Italian 3-syllable words",
    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Italian terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛstra",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛstra/3 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "balestro"
    },
    {
      "word": "pesce balestra"
    },
    {
      "word": "sbalestrare"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "ballistra"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin ballistra",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ballista"
      },
      "expansion": "ballista",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "βαλλίστρα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin ballistra, from ballista, Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "balestre",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "balestra f (plural balestre)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ba‧lè‧stra"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crossbow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crossbow",
          "crossbow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "leaf spring"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leaf spring",
          "leaf spring"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baˈlɛ.stra/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛstra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balestra"
}