[mang-guh-nel] 
| (formerly) any of various military engines for throwing large stones, darts, and other missiles. |
| man·go·nel (māng'gə-něl') n. A military engine used during the Middle Ages for hurling stones and other missiles. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin mangonellus, diminutive of Late Latin manganum, catapult, from Greek manganon, war machine.] |