Definition of Gingal. Meaning of Gingal. Synonyms of Gingal

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Definition of Gingal

gingal
Jingal Jin*gal", n. [Hind. jang[=a]l a swivel, a large musket.] A small portable piece of ordnance, mounted on a swivel. [Written also gingal and jingall.] [India]
Gingal
Gingal Gin*gal", n. See Jingal.

Meaning of Gingal from wikipedia

- more common are mentions of the "swivel guns". In the Far East, a jingal, gingal or gingall (/ˈdʒɪnɡɔːl/), from Hindi janjal, was a type of large matchlock...
- hand cannon (Chinese) Veuglaire cannon (French) Wall gun, janjal, jingal, gingal (European, Middle Eastern, Chinese) ****ou Chong cannon (Chinese) Xanadu...
- the war with Britain.[page range too broad] Chinese soldiers armed with a gingal during the First Opium War. Painting of a battle between Qing matchlock-armed...
- 14 June, several hundred Boxers armed with swords, spears, and clumsy gingals attacked Seymour twice and killed five Italian soldiers. The Americans...
- a piece of wood from 1.83–2.13 cm (0.72–0.84 in) long. A gun similar to gingal, with a wooden stand and swivel is also reported: "One end of the carriage...
- Iravatham Mahadevan chaired a debate on scripts. Rononjoy Adhikari and Kavitha Gingal from the Institute of Mathematical Science, who were working on a mathematical...
- and halberds continued to be used alongside the western weaponry. Chinese gingal guns firing m****ive s**** were used accurately, and inflicted severe wounds...
- June 1900, several hundred Boxers armed with swords, spears, and clumsy gingals attacked Seymour twice and killed five Italian sailors who had been acting...
- Norfolk, they bred and trained dozens of top-flight thoroughbred racehorses. Gingal, Linacre, Merrylips, Demure and Sham Fight won 11 races in 1907. Other winners...
- century, a local naval officer, Commander Edward Charlton, presented a gingal to the parish council which was duly placed outside the town hall: he had...