battering ram

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Noun

battering ram (plural battering rams)

1. (historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates before gunpowder was known.

Translations

• French: bélier
• German: Rammbock, Sturmbock
• Italian: ariete, puntone
• Portuguese: aríete
• Russian: тара́н
• Spanish: ariete

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