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单词 mangonel
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Definition of mangonel in English:

mangonel

noun ˈmaŋɡən(ə)lˈmæŋɡəˌnɛl
historical
  • A military device for throwing stones and other missiles.

    〈史〉(用作武器的)射石机,投石机

    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.

    〈史〉(用作武器的)射石机,投石机

    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’.

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