Definition of mangonel in English:
mangonel
noun ˈmaŋɡən(ə)lˈmæŋɡəˌnɛl
historical A military device for throwing stones and other missiles.
Example sentencesExamples
- It would take a mangonel to bring that wall down if they even knew the door was there.
- Three of the most common were the ballista, the mangonel, and the trebuchet.
- That gave us the time to move arbalests and mangonels into position along the walls.
- The battering rams and mangonels would be ready in a few days.
- All you need do is use the mangonel to breach its walls.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French mangonel(le), from medieval Latin manganellus, diminutive of late Latin manganum, from Greek manganon 'axis, engine of war'.
Definition of mangonel in US English:
mangonel
nounˈmæŋɡəˌnɛlˈmaNGɡəˌnel
historical A military device for throwing stones and other missiles.
Example sentencesExamples
- It would take a mangonel to bring that wall down if they even knew the door was there.
- The battering rams and mangonels would be ready in a few days.
- All you need do is use the mangonel to breach its walls.
- That gave us the time to move arbalests and mangonels into position along the walls.
- Three of the most common were the ballista, the mangonel, and the trebuchet.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French mangonel(le), from medieval Latin manganellus, diminutive of late Latin manganum, from Greek manganon ‘axis, engine of war’.