mangonel
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- noun
- /ˈmæŋɡəˌnɛl/
- Archaic
- The army used a mangonel to hurl stones over the castle walls.
Examples
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Medieval manuscripts often depict the mangonel alongside other siege engines.
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During the siege, engineers constructed a massive mangonel to breach the city gates.
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The ancient mangonel was used to hurl stones over castle walls.
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During the siege, the army deployed several mangonels for their attacks.
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The medieval army used a mangonel to launch heavy stones at the castle walls.
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During the siege, they deployed a mangonel to effectively batter the enemy defenses.
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Constructed with a robust frame, the mangonel was crucial for hurling projectiles over great distances.
Synonyms
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A device that launches objects forward with great force, like planes from a ship
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A large medieval machine that throws heavy stones at walls
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A large ancient weapon like a crossbow that fires stones or heavy bolts
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A large ancient weapon that shoots heavy arrows or stones during war
A simple catapult that people pull by ropes to throw heavy stones
A large medieval war machine like a catapult that threw heavy stones
A large medieval machine with a long arm that throws heavy stones
A large ancient Roman machine that threw heavy stones at walls
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word mangonel comes from an old Greek word manganon meaning 'engine' or 'device', like our word engine. So a mangonel was a war 'engine', a human-powered machine that threw stones during sieges.