English Explanatory Dictionary

helepolis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. an ancient Greek siege engine consisting of a wheeled tower containing machines for throwing stones and spears

Word forms

helepolis helepolises helepoleis helepole

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑλέπολις (helépolis, “taker of cities”).

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