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helepolis

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

Noun

helepolis (plural helepolises or helepoleis)

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

Forms of helepolis

pluralhelepolises
pluralhelepoleis
alternative formhelepole

Origin of helepolis

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

Questions about helepolis

What does helepolis mean?
Helepolis means an ancient Greek siege engine consisting of a wheeled tower containing machines for throwing stones and spears.
What part of speech is helepolis?
Helepolis is a noun.
What is the plural of helepolis?
The plural of helepolis is helepolises.

Words near helepolis in the dictionary

  1. heleophrynids
  2. heleoplankton
  3. helepole
  4. helepoleis
  5. helepoles
  6. helepolis
  7. helepolises
  8. heles
  9. Heley
  10. Heleșteni
  11. Helf

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