A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.
A form of catapult. (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 226) Stone-throwing siege engine, often thought to have operated on the torsion principle. (Prestwich, Michael. Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience, 348) Siege engine operated by the torsion principle and capable of throwing a 300-pound stone up to 400 yards. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 250) Related terms: Ballista / Bombard / Catapult / Espringale / Springald / Trebuchet
A medieval engine of war ( OED). The usage is puzzling. It might indicate a subtlety depicting a siege in miniature; or it might merely signify food in the form of a cylinder ('mangle'). See also 'motte'.
A military engine used during the Middle Ages for hurling stones and other missiles, similar to an onager.
medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
a siege engine capable of hurling large projectiles, usually stones, at the enemy, the Mongols were reported to have used one with a range of 400 yards; they also had portable mangonels which they carried on pack animals
A military machine used for hurling bolts, stones and other missiles.
A siege engine used for throwing large stones
A catapult, sometimes referred to as a traction trebuchet or a torsion engine.
A mangonel was a type of catapult or siege machine used in the medieval period to throw projectiles at a castle's walls. The mangonel did not have the accuracy or range of a trebuchet (which was introduced later, shortly before the discovery and widespread usage of gunpowder). The mangonel threw projectiles on a lower trajectory than the trebuchet.
