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(historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates before gunpowder was known.

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battering ram

Source Word

battering ram

historical

(historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates before gunpowder was known.

Japanese Meaning

（歴史的な用語）城壁や門を破壊するために用いられた重い装置、すなわち攻城槌を指す。

The soldiers dragged the battering ram up to the gate after weeks of undermining the walls.

兵士たちは城壁を何週間も掘り崩した後、門まで破城槌を引きずって運んだ。

Sense（1）

(historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates before gunpowder was known.

battering rams

（ plural ）