Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

battering ram

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: bat-ter-ing ram
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.

noun

A modern device, usually in the form of a metal bar with handles, chiefly used by police and firefighters to force open locked doors.

noun

Something which acts as a powerful tool against something.

Example Sentences

"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."
"That was expected, I suppose, because during the Trump era, the GOP was a battering ram against truth and reality."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

battering rams (plural)

Synonyms

enforcer

Questions

What does battering ram mean?: A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.
Where does battering ram come from?: The heads of some battering rams were carved in the shape of a ram, an animal renowned for butting with its head.

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