Battering-ram

  • 31Ram — Battering ram. Also the reinforced projection from the bows of some warships. ♦ Battering ram. (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 226) …

    Medieval glossary

  • 32ram — [ram] n. [ME ramme < OE ramm, akin to MDu & OHG ram < Gmc * ramma, prob. < * rama , strong, sharp, bitter > ON rammr] 1. a male sheep 2. BATTERING RAM 3. Historical a metal projection on the bow of a warship below the waterline, used… …

    English World dictionary

  • 33RAM — /ram/, n. computer memory available to the user for creating, loading, or running programs and for the temporary storage and manipulation of data, in which time of access to each item is independent of the storage sequence. Cf. ROM. [r(andom)… …

    Universalium

  • 34ram — ► NOUN 1) an uncastrated male sheep. 2) a battering ram. 3) a striking or plunging device in various machines. 4) historical a projecting part of the bow of a warship, for piercing the sides of other ships. ► VERB (rammed, ramming) 1) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 35ram — ram1 ramlike, adj. /ram/, n., v., rammed, ramming. n. 1. a male sheep. 2. (cap.) Astron., Astrol. the constellation or sign of Aries. 3. any of various devices for battering, crushing, driving, or forcing something, esp. a battering ram. 4. ( …

    Universalium

  • 36ram — I n. a battering ram II v. 1) (d; tr.) to ram into (to ram piles into a river bed) 2) (misc.) to ram smt. down smb. s throat ( to force smb. to accept smt. ) * * * [ræm] a battering ram a battering ram (misc.) to ram smt. down smb. s throat ( to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 37ram — I. /ræm / (say ram) noun 1. an uncastrated male sheep. 2. any of various devices for battering, crushing, driving, or forcing something. 3. → battering ram. 4. a heavy beak or spur projecting from the bow of a warship, for penetrating an enemy s… …

  • 38ram — ræm n. male sheep; battering ram, heavy device used to crush or force something (such as a locked door) v. break force or crush with a battering ram …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 39Ram-Man — Infobox He Man/She Ra Character|Alliance=#87CEFA Title=Ram Man Name=Ram Man Status=Alive Affiliation=He Man Powers=Spring like legs, warrior Actor=John Erwin 1983 Scott McNeil 2002|Ram Man is a fictional character from the popular Masters of the… …

    Wikipedia

  • 40ram — I UK [ræm] / US verb Word forms ram : present tense I/you/we/they ram he/she/it rams present participle ramming past tense rammed past participle rammed 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a vehicle or boat rams something, it hits it very hard,… …

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