Battering ram

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object. historical
  2. 2
    a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings wordnet
  3. 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. 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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