Battering Ram Definition

bătər-ĭng

noun

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

American Heritage

An ancient military machine having a heavy wooden beam, sometimes with an iron ram's head at its end, for battering down gates, walls, doors, etc.

Webster's New World

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

American Heritage

Any bar, log, etc. used like this to force entrance.

Webster's New World

(historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates before gunpowder was known.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Battering Ram

Singular:

battering ram

Plural:

battering-rams

The heads of some battering rams were carved in the shape of a ram, an animal renowned for butting with its head.

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