mangonel

Noun

Meaning

A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

catapult trebuchet onager ballista arbalest bricole arbalist trebucket cannon sling artillery launcher slingshot blowgun battering-ram
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Hypernyms

engine

Examples

Ballistae are notable for their high degree of accuracy, but also their lack of firepower compared to that of a Mangonel or Trebuchet. Source: Internet

The artillery used arradah (ballista), manjaniq (the mangonel) and dabbabah or kabsh (the battering ram). Source: Internet

Though the weapon continued to be used in the Middle Ages, it faded from popular use with the advent of the trebuchet and mangonel in siege warfare. Source: Internet

; Mangonel : These machines were designed to throw heavy projectiles from a “bowl-shaped bucket at the end of its arm”. Source: Internet

Pity kids in the UK who had to endure stuff like Mangonel instead, and a lifetime of witch-related nightmares courtesy of Granny’s Garden. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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