"siege tower" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: siege towers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} siege tower (plural siege towers)
  1. (historical) A siege weapon, consisting of a wheeled wooden tower with ladders inside, which was parked next to walls so assailants could safely scale them. Wikipedia link: siege tower Tags: historical Categories (topical): Weapons Translations (tower used as siege weapon): ἑλέπολις (helépolis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), belegeringstoren [masculine] (Dutch), evenhoge (Dutch), piiramistorn (Estonian), piiritystorni (Finnish), tour de siège [feminine] (French), beffroi [masculine] (French), Belagerungsturm [masculine] (German), Wandelturm [masculine] (German), fala [feminine] (Latin), wieża oblężnicza [feminine] (Polish), оса́дная ба́шня (osádnaja bášnja) [feminine] (Russian), belägringstorn [neuter] (Swedish), stormtorn [neuter] (Swedish)

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