Battering ram definition

Battering ram

Topics Battering ram Definition

WordNet

(1) A ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings

WiktionaryText

The heads of some battering rams were carved in the shape of a ram, an animal renowned for butting with its head.

battering ram (plural battering rams)

(also ram) A heavy object used for battering down walls before gunpowder was known in Europe.
This object borne as a charge in a coat of arms.