"siege engine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsiːd͡ʒ ˌɛnd͡ʒɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsid͡ʒ ˌɛnd͡ʒɪn/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-siege engine.oga Forms: siege engines [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *h₁én From siege + engine (“large construction used in warfare”). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|h₁én}} PIE word *h₁én, {{root|en|ine-pro|*sed-|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{compound|en|siege|engine|notext=1|t2=large construction used in warfare|type=endocentric}} siege + engine (“large construction used in warfare”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} siege engine (plural siege engines)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: Château des Baux, Les Baux-de-Provence Tags: historical Categories (topical): Artillery Synonyms: military engine, siege weapon, siege-engine Translations (large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.): معدات حصار (Arabic), maquinària de setge (Catalan), 攻城武器 (gōngchéngwǔqì) (Chinese Mandarin), kastemaskine [common-gender] (Danish), belejringsvåben [neuter] (Danish), belegeringswapen [neuter] (Dutch), belegeringswerk [neuter] (Dutch), sieĝarmo (Esperanto), piiramismasin (Estonian), piirityskone (Finnish), engin de siège [masculine] (French), arme de siège [feminine] (French), machine de siège [feminine] (French), Belagerungsgerät [neuter] (German), Belagerungsmaschine [feminine] (German), πολιορκητική μηχανή (poliorkitikí michaní) [masculine] (Greek), טקטיקת מצור (Hebrew), ostromgép (Hungarian), mesin kepung (Indonesian), arma d'assedio [feminine] (Italian), macchina d'assedio [feminine] (Italian), 攻城兵器 (kōjōheiki) (alt: こうじょうへいき) (Japanese), machina bellica [feminine] (Latin), о́псадно ору́дие (ópsadno orúdie) [neuter] (Macedonian), beleiringsmaskiner (Norwegian Bokmål), منجنیق (mencenik, mancınık) (Ottoman Turkish), ادوات محاصره (Persian), machina oblężnicza [feminine] (Polish), arma de assédio [feminine] (Portuguese), arma de cerco [feminine] (Portuguese), mașină de asediu [feminine] (Romanian), оса́дное ору́дие (osádnoje orúdije) [neuter] (Russian), opsadne sprave [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), obliehací stroj (Slovak), oblegovalna naprava (Slovene), arma de asedio [feminine] (Spanish), belägringsmaskin [common-gender] (Swedish), kuşatma makinesi (Turkish), облогові машини (oblohovi mašyny) (Ukrainian), vũ khí công thành (Vietnamese), magnel [feminine] (Welsh)
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      "word": "ادوات محاصره"
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      "sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "arma de assédio"
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      "sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "arma de cerco"
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      "sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mașină de asediu"
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      "word": "obliehací stroj"
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      "word": "oblegovalna naprava"
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      "word": "kuşatma makinesi"
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      "word": "облогові машини"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.",
      "word": "vũ khí công thành"
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