noun
- plural of curtal; short cannons or mortars
Usage: archaic; military
Examples
- The fortress was defended by several curtals mounted on the walls.
- Medieval armies used curtals for siege warfare.
- The curtals fired explosive shells at the enemy fortifications.
- These short-barreled curtals were easier to transport than full cannons.
- The gunners loaded the curtals with grapeshot for close combat.