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Meaning of mangonel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and burning objects.
    historical
  2. A traction trebuchet (trebuchet operated by manpower).
    historical
  3. An onager (type of catapult).
    historical, often, proscribed

Equivalents

العربية منجنيق
Bosanski порок
Galego manguela
Hrvatski порок
Latina manganum
Српски порок
Українська порок

Examples

“The cavalry were on the wings and the siege-engines, mangonels and catapults, planted on sand-dunes.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

mangonism mangonization Mangoola mangophile Mangoplah mangorita

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