onager
pronunciation
How to pronounce onager in British English:
UK ['ɒnəgə]
How to pronounce onager in American English:
US [ 'ɑnədʒɚ]
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- Noun:
- medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
- Asiatic wild ass
Word Origin
- onager
- onager: see ass
- onager (n.)
- Asiatic wild ass, mid-14c., from Latin onager, from Greek onagros, from onos "ass" (related to Latin asinus, but the ultimate source is unknown) + agrios "wild," literally "living in the fields," from agros "field" (see acre).
Example
- 1. Put an onager in a city and sally forth when someone attacks , you can destroy them without them attacking you .