piiramismasin

Estonian

Etymology

From piiramine (siege) + masin (machine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːrɑmisˈmɑsin/
  • Rhymes: -ɑsin
  • Hyphenation: pii‧ra‧mis‧ma‧sin

Noun

piiramismasin (genitive piiramismasina, partitive piiramismasinat)

  1. (historical) siege engine
    Sõjaretkeks valmistujad ehitasid kiviheite- ja piiramismasinaid.
    The people preparing for the campaign were building catapults and siege engines.

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