siege tower

siege tower is a tower or siege engine.

Also recorded as breaching tower; belfry.

Overview

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In detail

usually multi-storey wooden structures on wheels or castors, designed to scale enemy fortified walls

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Siege tower”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q622666: siege tower
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