piiramistorn

Estonian

Etymology

From piiramine (“siege”) +‎ torn (“tower”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːrɑmisˈtorn/
  • Rhymes: -orn
  • Hyphenation: pii‧ra‧mis‧torn

Noun

piiramistorn (genitive piiramistorni, partitive piiramistorni)

  1. (historical) siege tower, turret
    Ratastel liikuv piiramistorn lükati müüri äärde. ― The siege tower was wheeled to the wall.

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