battering ram
battering ram · battering rams
таран
сокол, таран
Rammbock, Sturmbock
A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes…A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.
Rammbock, Sturmbock
тара́нtarán, соко́лsokól, со́колsókol
тара́нtarán
A modern device, usually in the form of a metal bar with handles, chiefly used by police and firefighters to force open locked doors.
(figuratively)Something which acts as a powerful tool against something.
More definitions
- a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
type of siege engine used to smash gates and walls:
Русский
By meaning 1
type of siege engine used to smash gates and walls:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
type of siege engine used to smash gates and walls:
Origin
The heads of some battering rams were carved in the shape of a ram, an animal renowned forThe 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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Forms
plural: battering rams| Singular | battering ram |
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regular