tormentum — meaning in English

English meaning

• cannon noun A large, mounted gun that fires heavy projectiles, historically used in warfare.
• windlass noun Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights

Senses

tormentum is used for these senses in English:

• windlass An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

cannon — full definition

1. noun A large, mounted gun that fires heavy projectiles, historically used in warfare.
2. verb To collide with something violently.
3. verb To bombard something with cannon fire.

windlass — full definition

1. noun Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
2. noun A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
3. noun An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

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