siege tower

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siege tower

noun 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.

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noun tower used as siege weapon

Françaistour de siège, beffroi
DeutschBelagerungsturm, Wandelturm
Русскийоса́дная ба́шня osádnaja bášnja

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@misc{siege_tower_2026,
  title = {siege tower},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/siege%20tower},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}