gingal
/ˈdʒɪŋɡəl/
noun
- A type of large, heavy gun, often mounted on a swivel, used in South and East Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- The gingal was so heavy that it took two people to aim it.
- In the museum, we saw a gingal that was once used by local warriors.
- The soldiers fired the gingal from a fortified position on the hill.