battering ram
noun
1
: a military siege engine consisting of a large wooden beam with a head of iron used in ancient times to beat down the walls of a besieged place
2
: a heavy metal bar with handles used (as by firefighters) to batter down doors and walls
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The attackers swayed back and forth, their bodies working as battering rams.
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Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Video showed a battering ram vehicle cruising down a street.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
Against the Raiders, though, Payton deployed Harvey as his battering ram behind a mighty front.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2025
Four individuals arrived on Yamaha TMax scooters, armed with rifles and an axe, and attempted to force entry into the boutique using their scooters as battering rams at the store’s entrance.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 15 Nov. 2025
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Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Video showed a battering ram vehicle cruising down a street.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
Against the Raiders, though, Payton deployed Harvey as his battering ram behind a mighty front.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2025
Four individuals arrived on Yamaha TMax scooters, armed with rifles and an axe, and attempted to force entry into the boutique using their scooters as battering rams at the store’s entrance.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 15 Nov. 2025
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