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battering ram

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battering ram noun
plural battering rams
battering ram
noun
plural battering rams
Learner's definition of BATTERING RAM
[count]
: a large and heavy piece of wood or other material that is used to hit and break through walls and doors(用于捣毁门、墙的)攻城锤

battering ram

noun

1
: a military siege engine consisting of a large wooden beam with a head of iron used in ancient times to beat down the walls of a besieged place
2
: a heavy metal bar with handles used (as by firefighters) to batter down doors and walls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Whaley said when officers breached Taylor's apartment, the officer who fatally shot Taylor moved up to cover the officer with the battering ram, putting himself in the line of fire. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2022 Seeing the flag being used as a battering ram against the police was heartbreaking. Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2021 The police used a battering ram to force their way through the door of the apartment shortly after midnight on March 13, 2020. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Taylor died after several LMPD officers forced their way into her apartment with a battering ram around 12:40 a.m. with a search warrant to look for drugs and cash as part of a larger narcotics investigation. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2022 Agents raided the house in Blooming Grove twice, using a battering ram to enter. Tom Robbins, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Haaland has not been bought as some sort of battering ram. New York Times, 17 June 2022 Gators can also whip around with their skull and use it like a battering ram. Forrest Brown, CNN, 7 May 2022 Antetokounmpo turned into more of a battering ram in the second half and poured in 17 points in the third quarter, perhaps setting the stage for his Game 3 approach. Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of battering ram was in 1593

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