battering-ram
n. மதிற்சுவர்களைத் தகர்ப்தற்குரிய உலோகப் பூணிட்ட பெருந்தூலம்.
Bat"ter*ing-ram`, n. Defn: 1. (Mil.) An engine used in ancient times to beat down the walls of besieged places. Note: It was a large beam, with a head of iron, which was sometimes made to resemble the head of a ram. It was suspended by ropes t a beam supported by posts, and so balanced as to swing backward and forward, and was impelled by men against the wall. Grose. 2. A blacksmith's hammer, suspended, and worked horizontally.