Battering-ram

Battering-ram
Battering-ram Bat"ter*ing-ram`, n. 1. (Mil.) An engine used in ancient times to beat down the walls of besieged places. [1913 Webster]

Note: It was a large beam, with a head of iron, which was sometimes made to resemble the head of a ram. It was suspended by ropes to a beam supported by posts, and so balanced as to swing backward and forward, and was impelled by men against the wall. --Grose. [1913 Webster]

2. A blacksmith's hammer, suspended, and worked horizontally. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Battering Ram — Студийный альбом Iron Savio …   Википедия

  • battering ram — battering rams also battering ram N COUNT A battering ram is a long heavy piece of wood that is used to knock down the locked doors of buildings. The battering ram was smashing through the oak door …   English dictionary

  • battering ram — n. 1. 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. 2. any bar, log, etc. used like this to force entrance …   English World dictionary

  • battering ram — ► NOUN ▪ a heavy object swung or rammed against a door to break it down. ORIGIN the object was originally in the form of a heavy beam with a carved ram s head at the end …   English terms dictionary

  • battering ram — index cudgel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • battering ram — battering .ram n a long heavy piece of wood used in wars in the past to break through walls or doors …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • battering ram — battering ,ram noun count a large heavy wooden or metal post used for breaking through gates and doors …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Battering ram — A battering ram is a siege engine originating in ancient times to break open fortification walls or doors.In its simplest form, a battering ram is just a large, heavy log carried by several people and propelled with force against an obstacle; the …   Wikipedia

  • battering ram — noun a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑ram, ↑engine * * * noun, pl ⋯ rams [count] : a large and heavy piece of wood or other material that is used to hit and break through walls and doors * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • battering ram — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms battering ram : singular battering ram plural battering rams a large heavy wooden or metal post used for breaking through gates and doors …   English dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”