mangonel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mangonel
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French (diminutive), derivative of Late Latin manganum < Greek mánganon engine of war
Vocabulary lists containing mangonel
Medieval Europe - Middle School
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Medieval Europe - High School
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But often certainly the term Mangonel seems to be used generically for all machines of this class.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
The Emperor Napoleon deduces from certain passages in mediaeval writers that the Mangonel was similar to the Trebuchet, but of lighter structure and power.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
Marino Sanudo uses no word but Machina, which he appears to employ as the Latin equivalent of Mangonel, whilst the machine which he describes is a Trebuchet with moveable counterpoise.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
Mangonel, mang′go-nel, n. an engine used before the invention of cannon for throwing stones, &c.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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