battering ram
Fortress gate crusher
A battering ram is a heavy beam or log used to break down doors, walls, or gates by repeated impact.
Ancient armies swung massive rams—sometimes with metal heads—against fortifications.
Modern versions are compact tools used by police and firefighters to force entry: Officers used a battering ram to breach the door.
Figuratively, anything used to break through resistance: He used his connections as a battering ram.
Fortified medieval residence
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- gatehouseStructure over an entrance
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
- trebuchetCounterweight-powered projectile launcher
catapult · siege tower · blockade · besiege · assault · defenders · surrender · escalade
Product of mass, velocity
- thrustForceful forward motion
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- kineticRelating to motion
- muscleContractile body tissue
exertion · leverage · swing · drive · pressure · intensity · velocity · acceleration
Entry into something
- entryAccess or submission
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- openingGap or start
piercing · splintering · intrusion · access · incursion · breaking · bursting · demolition
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- gatehouseStructure over an entrance
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
trebuchet · catapult · siege tower · blockade · besiege · assault · defenders · surrender · escalade · sappers
momentum
Product of mass, velocity
muscle · exertion · leverage · swing · drive · pressure · intensity · velocity · acceleration · effort
penetration
Entry into something
- entryAccess or submission
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
opening · piercing · splintering · intrusion · access · incursion · breaking · bursting · demolition · destruction
timber
Wood for construction
handle · hoist · rope · chain · swing · cradle · sling · mount · reinforce · metal cap
smash
Break violently apart
collision · blow · strike · thrust · slam · pound · bash · thud · crack · burst
gate
Hinged barrier in fence
- portcullisVertical sliding castle gate
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- bastionFortified defensive position
citadel · keep · barbican · palisade · bailey · parapet · barricade · stockade · bulwark · stronghold
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- siege weaponscatapult, trebuchet, ballista, mangonel, onager
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- medieval lifechivalry, royal courts, jousting, knighthood, falconry
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- historical weaponsmusket, muskets, flintlock, flintlocks, pistols
battering ramshield
Handheld defensive armor
fortification · defensive wall · barricade · rampart · bulwark
battering ramolive branch
Symbol of reconciliation
white flag · peace · diplomacy · negotiation · truce
battering ramkey
Lock-opening device
invitation · open door · welcome mat · password · lockpick
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