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battering ram

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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.

battering ram
n
(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (esp formerly) a large beam used to break down the walls or doors of fortifications
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.battering rambattering 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
nRammbock m, → Sturmbock m
battering ram [ˈbætərɪŋˌræm] nariete m
battering ram [ˈbætərɪŋˌræm] nariete m


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The prisoner broke the chair, which was too heavy for him to lift, and made use of it as a battering ram to strike against the door.
Like a battering ram, this king-post could be driven end-onward against the mighty red-iridescent sphere.
He threw his weight against the wooden panel; but the thick skeel of which it was constructed would have withstood a battering ram.
 
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