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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He was accused of using a metal barricade as a battering ram and punching two police officers.
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Christopher Alberts: Convicted of all charges related to his actions during the Capitol breach, including carrying a loaded pistol and using a wooden pallet as a battering ram against police officers.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
But from there Ohio State did to Notre Dame what Notre Dame had done to so many this season: grind the game down along the lines of scrimmage and turn the quarterback into a battering ram.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
As police officers forced the front door of her family’s home open with a battering ram, Shari captured the surreal scene, later posting it to her account for her 621,000 followers.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Christopher Alberts: Convicted of all charges related to his actions during the Capitol breach, including carrying a loaded pistol and using a wooden pallet as a battering ram against police officers.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
But from there Ohio State did to Notre Dame what Notre Dame had done to so many this season: grind the game down along the lines of scrimmage and turn the quarterback into a battering ram.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
As police officers forced the front door of her family’s home open with a battering ram, Shari captured the surreal scene, later posting it to her account for her 621,000 followers.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Battering ram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battering%20ram. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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