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What is a battering ram?

What is a battering ram? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates before gunpowder was known.
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John undid the latch and opened the door as if he were breaking in, using his shoulder like a battering ram.
Shortly before 4 p.m. police used a battering ram to break down the front door of the home.
It is thought the passengers may have used a trolley as a battering ram to break down the cockpit door.
The mob uprooted a street lamp and used it as battering ram to smash in the doors.
Another large weapon of siege was used primarily in storms, the battering ram.
Police are replacing the battering ram with the more covert ways of catching the dealers.

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