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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 — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
