siege tower

collocation in English

meaningsofsiegeandtower

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siege
noun[C or U]
uk
/siːdʒ/us
/siːdʒ/
the surrounding of a place by an armed force in order to defeat those ...
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tower
noun[C]
uk
/taʊər/us
/ˈtaʊ.ɚ/
a tall, narrow structure, often square or circular, that either forms part of a building or ...
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(Definition ofsiegeandtowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They also brought asiegetowerto try to gain the higher ground.
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Later classical sources confuse the sambuca for a ship mountedsiegetower.
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Many castles and hill-top towns and forts were virtually invulnerable tosiegetowerattack simply due to topography.
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To put an end to the foragers, orders were issued to build a new wall, andsiegetowerconstruction was restarted as well.
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Thesiegetowerwas mainly made from wood but sometimes had metal parts.
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This junk was built by lashing two large boats together, upon which a woodensiegetoweras tall as the carrack's deck was erected.
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When asiegetowerwas near a wall, it would drop a gangplank between it and the wall.
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A giantsiegetowerwith a battering ram was constructed and moved laboriously up the completed ramp.
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He used all methods he could, including ladders and asiegetowerto get his troops up.
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These included the "sambuca", a floatingsiegetowerwith grappling hooks, as well as ship mounted scaling ladders that were lowered with pulleys onto the city walls.
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Alexander is said to have personally taken part in the attack on the city, fighting from the top of asiegetower.
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Robert was driven off with heavy casualties finally giving up when thesiegetowergot stuck.
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Some were positioned inside large, armoured, mobile siege towers or even on the edge of a battlefield.
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Along with these figures came an impressive new line of catapults, siege towers, a battering ram, camp fences, and early artillery pieces.
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Siege towers were constructed, and for five months there were many skirmishes and victories and defeats on both sides.
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It was possible to have many different devices on siege towers, such as artillery, draw bridges and rams.
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