Assertion: catapult | /r/ObjectUse | used as generic term
Facets:
value: for any medieval stone
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The term traction trebuchet was created mainly to distinguish this type of weapon from the onager, a torsion powered catapult which is often conflated in contemporary sources with the mangonel, which was used as a generic term for any medieval stone throwing artillery.