battering ram (redirected from Battering rams)

bat·ter·ing ram (btr-ng)

n.

1. A very heavy metal bar used by firefighters and law enforcement officers to break down walls and doors.

2. A heavy beam used in ancient and medieval warfare to batter down the walls and gates of a place under siege.

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battering ram

n

(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (esp formerly) a large beam used to break down the walls or doors of fortifications

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

battering ram - a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings engine - an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.; "medieval engines of war" ram - a tool for driving or forcing something by impact

Translations

battering ram

n → Rammbock m, → Sturmbock m

battering ram [ˈbætərɪŋˌræm] n → ariete m