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battering ram

noun

  1. an ancient military device with a heavy horizontal ram for battering down walls, gates, etc.
  2. any of various similar devices, usually machine-powered, used in demolition, by police and firefighters to force entrance to a building, etc.


battering ram

noun

  1. (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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Word History and Origins

Origin of battering ram1

First recorded in 1605–15
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A subsequent police report contained errors, including listing Taylor's injuries as "none" and saying no force was used to enter, when a battering ram had been used.

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It can be frustrating to see England using bowlers of high pace only as battering rams – Jamie Overton, Olly Stone and Josh Tongue have had similar treatment – but sometimes needs must.

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Hutt, in an interview, drew a comparison between the robot dog and the LAPD’s “battering ram” — a massive truck that tore down crack houses in the 1980s and prompted an uproar from community groups.

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At a Redlands nudist ranch, police used a battering ram to breach the home of a person who may have been involved in the disappearance of a couple.

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Police officers converged on a Redlands nudist ranch on Thursday, using a battering ram to break into the home of a suspect in the disappearance of a local couple.

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