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mangonel

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From Old French mangonel, from Latin manganellus, manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon).

noun mangonels

  1. historical A traction trebuchet (trebuchet operated by manpower). The cavalry were on the wings and the siege-engines, mangonels and catapults, planted on sand-dunes.
  2. historical, often, proscribed An onager (type of catapult).

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noun type of military engine

Españolmanganilla, mangana, maganel, mangonel, manganel
Portuguêsmanganela
Françaismangonneau

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"mangonel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mangonel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mangonel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mangonel

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"mangonel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mangonel.

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@misc{mangonel_2026,
  title = {mangonel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mangonel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}