To dash against with the stem of a vessel; to ram. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > perform operation or manoeuvre [verb (transitive)] > ram (4) stemc1500 To dash against with the stem of a vessel; to ram. Obsolete. to give (a ship) the stem1548 Phrases. from stem to stern (†from stern to stem, †from post to stem): along the whole length of a ship. to give (a ship) the stem: to ram. †stem for… ram1664 transitive. To drive violently and forcefully against; to strike with great force; spec. (of a ship) to strike (another vessel) offensively, esp.… beak1898 transitive. To ram (a vessel). Also absol. |
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