helepole
noun
hel·e·pole
ˈhe-lə-ˌpōl
variants
or less commonly helepolis
plural helepoles
ˈhe-lə-ˌpōlz
also helepolises
hə-ˈle-pə-lə-səz
: an ancient siege engine composed of a movable tower covering a battering ram
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