battering ram

English

The heads of some battering rams were carved in the shape of a ram, an animal renowned for butting with its head.

battering ram (plural battering rams)

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

type of siege engine used to smash gates and walls

Arabic: مدق‎‎ m
Armenian: բաբան (hy) (baban)
Catalan: ariet (ca) m, moltó (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 破城槌 (pòchéngchuí), 攻城槌 (gōngchéngchuí)
Czech: beranidlo n
Danish: rambuk c
Dutch: stormram (nl) m
Esperanto: ramo (eo)
Finnish: muurinmurtaja (fi), muurinsärkijä
French: bélier (fr) m
Galician: ariete (gl) m
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Rammbock (de) m, Sturmbock m
Greek: πολιορκητικός κριός m (poliorkitikós kriós)
Ancient Greek: κριός m (kriós)
Hebrew: איל ניגוח‎‎
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: faltörő kos

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