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battering ram

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bat·ter·ing ram • n. a heavy object swung or rammed against a door to break it down: fig. a battering ram to crush opposing views. ∎ hist. a heavy beam, originally with an end in the form of a carved ram's head, used in breaching fortifications.

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battering ram

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

battering ram
1. a heavy object swung or rammed against a door to break it down.

2. a heavy beam, originally with an end in the form of a carved ram's head, used in breaching fortifications.

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