LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

hĕlĕpŏlis

Meaning

  1. a besieging engine

hĕlĕpŏlis, is, f., = ἑλέπολις (citytaking),
I. a besieging engine, invented by Demetrius Poliorcetes, Vitr. 10, 22; Amm. 23, 4.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesHelepolisHelepolis (ἑλέπολις). When Demetrius Poliorcetes besieged Salamis in Cyprus B.C. 306, he caused a machine to be constructed, which he called the taker…

Quick answers

What does hĕlĕpŏlis mean in Latin?
hĕlĕpŏlis, a noun, means “a besieging engine”.