Meanings
nounsiege tower (plural siege towers)
plural siege towers
- historicalA siege weapon, consisting of a wheeled wooden tower with ladders inside, which was parked next to walls so assailants could safely scale them.
Translations
Ancient Greek ἑλέπολις
- ἑλέπολις (helépolis)tower used as siege weapon
Dutch belegeringstoren, evenhoge
- belegeringstorentower used as siege weapon
- evenhogetower used as siege weapon
Esperanto sieĝturo
- sieĝturotower used as siege weapon
Estonian piiramistorn
- piiramistorntower used as siege weapon
Finnish piiritystorni
- piiritystornitower used as siege weapon
French tour de siège, beffroi
- tour de siègetower used as siege weapon
- beffroitower used as siege weapon
German Belagerungsturm, Wandelturm
- Belagerungsturmtower used as siege weapon
- Wandelturmtower used as siege weapon
Latin fala
- falatower used as siege weapon
Polish wieża oblężnicza
- wieża oblężniczatower used as siege weapon
Russian оса́дная ба́шня
- оса́дная ба́шня (osádnaja bášnja)tower used as siege weapon
Swedish belägringstorn, stormtorn
- belägringstorntower used as siege weapon
- stormtorntower used as siege weapon
Turkish kuşatma kulesi
- kuşatma kulesitower used as siege weapon
Cite this entry
APA
siege tower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siege%20tower
MLA
“siege tower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siege%20tower. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “siege tower,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siege%20tower.
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