Definition
An ancient siege weapon or tower, a tall mobile structure used in siege warfare to breach walls or allow soldiers access to fortified positions.
Etymology
From Greek 'hele' (meaning 'to take' or 'capture') and 'polis' (city), literally 'city-taker.' The term appears in ancient military texts describing siege machinery used by Greeks and Romans.
Kelly Says
The ancient Greeks literally had a weapon named 'city-taker'—and it was basically a medieval siege tower on steroids, multiple stories tall, full of soldiers with battering rams and arrows, wheeled right up to your walls!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሄለፖል
he-leh-poh-leh
ARالعربية
هيلبول
hay-le-pohl
BNবাংলা
হেলেপোল
he-leh-poh-leh
CACatalà
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
CSČeština
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
DADansk
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
DEDeutsch
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
ELΕλληνικά
Χελεπόλ
he-le-poh
ESEspañol
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
FISuomi
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
FRFrançais
Helepole
eh-leh-pohl
GUGU
હેલેપોલ
he-leh-poh-leh
HAHA
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
HEעברית
הליפול
he-le-pohl
HIहिन्दी
हेलेपोल
he-leh-poh-leh
HUMagyar
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
IDBahasa Indonesia
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
IGIG
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
ITItaliano
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
KO한국어
helepole
he-le-po-le
MRMR
हेलेपोल
he-leh-poh-leh
MSBahasa Melayu
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲလပိုးလ
he-leh-poh-leh
NLNederlands
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
NONorsk
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
PAPA
ਹੇਲੇਪੋਲ
he-leh-poh-leh
PLPolski
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
PTPortuguês
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
RORomână
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
RUРусский
Хелеполь
Xelepol
SVSvenska
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
SWKiswahili
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
TAதமிழ்
ஹெலேப்போல்
he-la-ye-poh-loh
TEతెలుగు
హెలేపోల్
he-leh-poh-leh
THไทย
เฮเลพอล
heh-leh-poh-loh
TLTL
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
TRTürkçe
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
UKУкраїнська
Хелеполь
Xelepol
URاردو
ہیلپول
hay-le-pohl
VITiếng Việt
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
YOYO
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh
ZUZU
Helepole
heh-leh-poh-leh