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"weapon",
"weapon#Noun"
],
[
"war",
"war#Noun"
],
[
"used",
"use#Verb"
],
[
"ancient",
"ancient#Adjective"
],
[
"medieval",
"medieval#Adjective"
],
[
"times",
"times#Noun"
],
[
"batter",
"batter#Verb"
],
[
"fortification",
"fortification"
],
[
"settlement",
"settlement"
],
[
"trebuchet",
"trebuchet#Noun"
],
[
"type",
"type#Noun"
],
[
"catapult",
"catapult#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(weaponry, historical) A large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.; specifically, a trebuchet or other type of catapult."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "military engine"
},
{
"word": "siege weapon"
}
],
"tags": [
"historical"
],
"topics": [
"engineering",
"government",
"military",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"politics",
"tools",
"war",
"weaponry"
],
"wikipedia": [
"Château des Baux",
"Les Baux-de-Provence"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsiːd͡ʒ ˌɛnd͡ʒɪn/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsid͡ʒ ˌɛnd͡ʒɪn/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"audio": "En-us-siege engine.oga",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/eb/En-us-siege_engine.oga/En-us-siege_engine.oga.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/En-us-siege_engine.oga"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "siege-engine"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "معدات حصار"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "maquinària de setge"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gōngchéngwǔqì",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "攻城武器"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kastemaskine"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "belejringsvåben"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "belegeringswapen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "belegeringswerk"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "sieĝarmo"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "piiramismasin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "piirityskone"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "engin de siège"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arme de siège"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "machine de siège"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Belagerungsgerät"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Belagerungsmaschine"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "poliorkitikí michaní",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "πολιορκητική μηχανή"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "טקטיקת מצור"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "ostromgép"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "mesin kepung"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arma d'assedio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "macchina d'assedio"
},
{
"alt": "こうじょうへいき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōjōheiki",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "攻城武器"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "machina bellica"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ópsadno orúdie",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "о́псадно ору́дие"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "beleiringsmaskiner"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "mencenik, mancınık",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "منجنیق"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "ادوات محاصره"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "machina oblężnicza"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arma de assédio"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arma de cerco"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mașină de asediu"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osádnoje orúdije",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "оса́дное ору́дие"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "opsadne sprave"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "obliehací stroj"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "oblegovalna naprava"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arma de asedio"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "belägringsmaskin"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "kuşatma makinesi"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "oblohovi mašyny",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "облогові машини"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"word": "vũ khí công thành"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "magnel"
}
],
"word": "siege engine"
}
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