battering

  • 21battering ram — 1. an ancient military device with a heavy horizontal ram for battering down walls, gates, etc. 2. any of various similar devices, usually machine powered, used in demolition, by police and firefighters to force entrance to a building, etc. [1605 …

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  • 22battering ram — noun a) (also ram) A heavy object used by some peoples in history for battering down walls and gates before gunpowder was known to them. b) This object borne as a charge in a coat of arms …

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  • 23battering-ram — see battering ram …

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  • 24battering ram — bat′tering ram n. 1) mil an ancient military device with a heavy horizontal ram for battering down walls, gates, etc 2) cvb any similar devices used in demolition, to force entrance to a building, etc • Etymology: 1605–15 …

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  • 25battering ram — /ˈbætərɪŋ ræm/ (say batuhring ram) noun an ancient military machine with a heavy horizontal beam for battering down walls, etc …

  • 26battering artillery — apgulos artilerija statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Artilerija, skirta tvirtovėms griauti ir jų gynėjams kauti. Pasirodė XV–XVI a. apgulos artilerijoje ginkluotėje buvo didelio kalibro pabūklai. Prieš I pasaulinį karą apgulos artilerija buvo… …

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  • 27battering-ram — battˈering ram noun A large beam used for battering down walls • • • Main Entry: ↑batter …

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  • 28battering — Synonyms and related words: assault, attack, butchery, disorderliness, forcible seizure, killing, laying waste, looting, massacre, obstreperousness, onslaught, pillaging, rape, riot, rioting, sacking, slaughter, sowing with salt, unruliness,… …

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  • 29battering — n. assault: massacre; repeated physical abuse bat·ter || bætÉ™ n. one who wields a bat (in a game of baseball, cricket, etc.); baking mixture v. strike, beat, hit repeatedly …

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  • 30battering — noun criticize severely or defeat heavily. → batter …

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