belägringsmaskin

== Swedish == === Etymology === belägring (“siege”) +‎ -s- +‎ maskin (“machine”) === Noun === belägringsmaskin c a siege engine ==== Usage notes ==== Belägringsvapen (siege weapon) also appears, but might be more of a transparent compound (any weapon used during a siege) to many native speakers. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== ballista (“ballista”) belägring (“siege”) belägringspark (“siege train”) belägringstorn (“siege tower”) blida (“trebuchet”) kastmaskin === References === “belägringsmaskin”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)