"siege-engine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: siege-engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} siege-engine (plural siege-engines)
  1. Alternative form of siege engine Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: siege engine
    Sense id: en-siege-engine-en-noun-pMHKJF9W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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