onager

A noun referring to a type of medieval siege engine used for hurling large stones and missiles, or an Asiatic wild ass.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das ein mittelalterliches Wurfgeschütz zum Schleudern großer Steine und Geschosse oder den asiatischen Wildesel bezeichnet.

1. Siege weapon C2 formal technical

   A type of medieval artillery engine used to hurl large stones or other projectiles during sieges.

   • The army used an onager to break down the castle walls.
   • Medieval engineers designed the onager for maximum projectile force.
   • The onager could launch a stone weighing over 50 kilograms.

   🇩🇪Onager

   Synonyme: catapultmangonel

2. Wild ass C1 formal scientific

   A fast-running wild ass native to Asia, known for its speed and resilience in arid environments.

   • The onager is a close relative of the domestic donkey.
   • Herds of onager can be found in the deserts of Mongolia.
   • Conservation efforts are underway to protect the endangered onager.

   🇩🇪Asiatischer Wildesel

• onagers plural form
• onagri plural form
• onagers' possessive plural form
• onagri's possessive plural form
• onager's possessive singular form