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battering rams

battering rams is the plural of battering ram.

Meaning of battering ram

Noun

battering ram (plural battering rams)

  1. (historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.
  2. A modern device, usually in the form of a metal bar with handles, chiefly used by police and firefighters to force open locked doors.
    Synonyms:
    enforcer
  3. (figuratively) Something which acts as a powerful tool against something.
    • And in the edition of their party newspaper released last week, [the Tories] pledged to Manitobans that they would continue their battering ram approach this time around.1982 December 11, Frances Russell, “Economic performance buoys Pawley’s position”, in The Vancouver Sun (The Weekend Sun), Vancouver, BC, page A6

Questions about battering rams

What is battering rams the plural of?
Battering rams is the plural of battering ram.

Words near battering rams in the dictionary

  1. batteries de cuisine
  2. batteries included
  3. batteries-included
  4. battering
  5. battering ram
  6. battering rams
  7. battering train
  8. battering trains
  9. batteringly
  10. batterings
  11. batterless

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