A / antĭbăsis
noun greek

antĭbăsis

gen. antĭbăsis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
(), , , = ἀντίβασις (counter-basis)
the hindmost small pillar at the pedestal of the ballista
the hindmost small pillar at the pedestal of the ballista, Vitr. 10, 17; cf. id. 10, 15.