The difference between Mangonel and Onager
When used as nouns, mangonel means a military engine formerly used for throwing stones and burning objects. a traction trebuchet . an onager, whereas onager means the asiatic wild ass or hemione (equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to asia.
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Mangonel as a noun (historical):
A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and burning objects. A traction trebuchet . An onager.
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Onager as a noun:
The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the , , or ().
Examples:
"synonyms hemionus q1=obsolete"
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Onager as a noun (military, historical):
A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult.