15929540730001312632483000term-86629161654095816313126325840001616290205579fitz-onlineadlib-term-8662902aac72e-085b-3b32-a654-a55c31b1a9f821scope noteDevices, known since antiquity, used to batter through the walls or gates of a fortified place, basically consisting of a large beam with a heavy metal head, mounted on a wheeled carriage or a frame from which it could be swung back and forth, or carried by people.referenceterm-86628adlib-term-86628929a1936-fcd1-38a7-ab97-d00684d24667battering ramV.TK.AFU.BIQ.AFU1codeV.TK.AFU.BIQ.AFU1battering ramsreferenceterm-80483adlib-term-8048319248746-b8e5-3d91-8e51-ed52f7d9b8fd<percussive weapons>battering ramsterm