Definitions for mangonel
ˈmæŋ gəˌnɛlman·gonel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucketnoun

   an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mangonelnoun

   A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and burning objects.

2. Etymology: From mangonel, from manganellus, manganum, from μάγγανον.

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1. Mangonel

   The mangonel, also called the traction trebuchet, was a type of trebuchet used in Ancient China starting from the Warring States period, and later across Eurasia by the 6th century AD. Unlike the later counterweight trebuchet, the mangonel operated on manpower pulling cords attached to a lever and sling to launch projectiles.Although the mangonel required more men to function, it was also less complex and faster to reload than the torsion-powered onager which it replaced in early Medieval Europe. It was replaced as the primary siege weapon in the 12th and 13th centuries by the counterweight trebuchet. A common misconception about the mangonel is that it was a torsion siege engine.

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1. mangonel

   A mangonel is a type of catapult used in ancient warfare, particularly in siege operations. This device uses tension in a twisted rope or other materials to store energy for launching a projectile, such as a large stone or piece of wood. It's characterized by a long wooden arm with a bucket or sling on the end, which releases its payload when the tension is released.

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1. Mangonelnoun

   a military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins

2. Etymology: [OF. mangonel, LL. manganellus, manganum, fr. Gr. See Mangle, n.]

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1. Mangonel

   A mangonel was a type of catapult or siege engine used in the medieval period to throw projectiles at a castle's walls. The exact meaning of the term is debatable, and several possibilities have been suggested. Mangonel may also be indirectly referring to the mangon, a French hard stone found in the south of France. It may have been a name for counterweight artillery, possibly either a men-assisted fixed-counterweight type, or one with a particular type of frame. The Arabic term manajaniq comes from the same word, and applies to various kinds of trebuchet. It is also possible that it referred to more than one kind of engine, in different times or places, or was a general term. In modern parlance, catapult is often used as the name of a medieval form of onager, though there is little evidence for this historically. In this sense, mangonel had poorer accuracy than a trebuchet. The mangonel threw projectiles on a lower trajectory and at a higher velocity than the trebuchet, with the intention of destroying walls, rather than hurling projectiles over them. It was more suited to field battles.

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1. Mangonel

   mang′go-nel, n. an engine used before the invention of cannon for throwing stones, &c. [O. Fr.,—Low L. mangonellus—Gr. manganon, a machine for throwing stones.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mangonel

   An ancient military engine in the form of a gigantic cross-bow, discharging large darts and stones, used in battering fortified places: a kind of ballista.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mangonel

   (Fr. mangonel, mangoneau). A very strong and powerful cross-bow, from 15 to 20 feet long, for throwing arrows, darts, or stones. The trebuchet, ribaudequin, etc., were only a variety of the above.

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   The numerical value of mangonel in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of mangonel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mangonel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mangonel
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mangonel
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mangonel
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mangonel
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=mangonel
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html