battering ram

noun

an ancient military device with a heavy horizontal ram for battering down walls, gates, etc.

any of various similar devices, usually machine-powered, used in demolition, by police and firefighters to force entrance to a building, etc.

Origin of battering ram

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby battering ram

batterer, batter-fry, batterie, batterie de cuisine, battering, battering ram, batter pile, batter's box, Battersea, battery, battery jar

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Example sentences from the Web for battering ram

From the empty cow-stall they took a beam to serve as a battering-ram, and hurled it against the door with all their might.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8)|Guy de Maupassant
They are the repetitions of a battering-ram that gives blow upon blow till the wall crumbles before it.
Companion to the Bible|E. P. Barrows
This battering-ram ice was, so to speak, the first army that the sea was flinging against the floe.
The Second Jungle Book|Rudyard Kipling
A stick of timber was used as a battering-ram for the outside; inside the building the sailors were like a swarm of bees.
The Story of a Strange Career|Anonymous

A tree was cut down in the woods some distance from the shore, shortened, and brought down, ready for its duty of battering-ram.
The Trail of the Sword, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for battering ram

battering ram

noun

(esp formerly) a large beam used to break down the walls or doors of fortifications

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单词	battering ram
释义	battering ram noun an ancient military device with a heavy horizontal ram for battering down walls, gates, etc. any of various similar devices, usually machine-powered, used in demolition, by police and firefighters to force entrance to a building, etc. Origin of battering ram First recorded in 1605–15 Words nearby battering ram batterer, batter-fry, batterie, batterie de cuisine, battering, battering ram, batter pile, batter's box, Battersea, battery, battery jar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for battering ram From the empty cow-stall they took a beam to serve as a battering-ram, and hurled it against the door with all their might. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8)\|Guy de Maupassant They are the repetitions of a battering-ram that gives blow upon blow till the wall crumbles before it. Companion to the Bible\|E. P. Barrows This battering-ram ice was, so to speak, the first army that the sea was flinging against the floe. The Second Jungle Book\|Rudyard Kipling A stick of timber was used as a battering-ram for the outside; inside the building the sailors were like a swarm of bees. The Story of a Strange Career\|Anonymous A tree was cut down in the woods some distance from the shore, shortened, and brought down, ready for its duty of battering-ram. The Trail of the Sword, Complete\|Gilbert Parker British Dictionary definitions for battering ram battering ram noun (esp formerly) a large beam used to break down the walls or doors of fortifications Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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