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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Ingerson told the Sun Sentinel officers repeatedly called a Hispanic name on a bullhorn for more than an hour and banged on the door of a home with a battering ram while a crowd congregated around the scene.
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Seattle inexplicably decided to throw instead of handing off to battering ram Marshawn Lynch, who was all but automatic in short-yardage situations.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The attackers swayed back and forth, their bodies working as battering rams.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Video showed a battering ram vehicle cruising down a street.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Seattle inexplicably decided to throw instead of handing off to battering ram Marshawn Lynch, who was all but automatic in short-yardage situations.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The attackers swayed back and forth, their bodies working as battering rams.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Video showed a battering ram vehicle cruising down a street.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Battering ram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battering%20ram. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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