A heavy beam used for breaching walls or doors, by striking them forcefully and repeatedly; = battering-ram, n. Also figurative and in figurative…
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释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > engine of war > [noun] > battering-ram (11) rameOE A heavy beam used for breaching walls or doors, by striking them forcefully and repeatedly; = battering-ram, n. Also figurative and in figurative… wether14.. Occasional uses. A battering ram. bowstowrec1425 perh. = Striker, knocker (a battering-ram). rammera1460 A battering ram. Also in extended use. Obsolete. rare. montonc1515 A battering ram. battle-ram1535 a battering-ram. horse1601 An instrument, appliance, or device, for some service suggesting or taken to suggest that of a horse. A kind of battering-ram. Obsolete. battering-ram1611 An ancient military engine employed for battering down walls, consisting of a beam of wood, with a mass of iron at one end, sometimes in the form of… ram-engine1632 a battering ram. battering-engine1774 attributive. in ancient warfare, battering-engine n. an engine constructed for breaking down walls; so battering-machine, battering-ram, n. battering-machine1774 attributive. in ancient warfare, battering-engine n. an engine constructed for breaking down walls; so battering-machine, battering-ram, n. |
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