| 词汇 | mangonel |
| 释义 | mangonel noun[ C ] military, history specializeduk /ˈmæŋ.ɡə.nel/ us /ˈmæŋ.ɡə.nel/ a large device used in wars in the past for throwing large rocks, for example at the walls of a castle that was being attacked, by pulling on ropes attached to a lever: The mangonel was the big gun of antiquity. A hundred yards away two great mangonels had been set up. Compare catapultnoun trebuchet The children built working models of medieval siege equipment in their technology class, for example a trebuchet and a mangonel. The mangonel projected massive, damaging boulders and was a vital engine of siege warfare. Torches were already flaring on the castle walls when the first wagons carrying the dismantled mangonels rumbled across the drawbridge. Arms & munitions in general air-to-air air-to-ground ammo ammunition anti-aircraft catapult chain mail chemical weapon conventional denuclearize gunship mustard gas ordnance poison gas sarin stab vest stealth weapons of mass destruction weapons-grade WMDs You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Middle Ages (medieval Period) 501-1500 |
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