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Battering ram
noun
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Noun
- 1 A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object. historical
- 2 a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings wordnet
- 3 A modern device, usually in the form of a metal bar with handles, chiefly used by police and firefighters to force open locked doors.
- 4 Something which acts as a powerful tool against something. figuratively
"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."
Etymology
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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