HyperDic: mangonel

English > 1 sense of the word mangonel:
NOUNartifactmangonel, catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, onager, trebuchet, trebucketan engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges
English > mangonel: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles.
Synonymscatapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, onager, trebuchet, trebucket
BroaderengineAn instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.
Spanisharbalesta, arbalest, arbalist, balista, bricole, catapulta, fundíbulo, mangonel, trabuquete, trebuchet
Catalanarbalest, arbalist, balista, catapulta, manganell, mangonel, trabuquet, trebuchet

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