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Battering train

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bombardmentnounThe act of bombing, especially towns or cities.
military enginenounA siege engine, a weapon such as a catapult.
bombardverbTo continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.
barragenounAn artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
batteringnounA heavy beating.
shellfirenounArtillery bombardment.
bombardingnounbombardment
siegenoun(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
battering ramnounA modern device, usually in the form of a metal bar with handles, chiefly used by police and firefighters to force open locked doors.
stonknoun(Internet slang, finance, humorous, chiefly in the plural) A stock, especially a bullish one.
batterynoun(electricity, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
siege enginenoun(weaponry, historical) A large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.; specifically, a trebuchet or other type of catapult.
embolonnounA blood clot or swelling, particularly one that blocks an artery; an embolus.
shellingnounAn artillery bombardment.
abattagenoun(veterinary medicine medicine) The slaughter of animals, especially diseased ones to limit the spread of the disease.
siege weaponnounA weapon (usually very large) used by the aggressor in siege warfare. Examples include trebuchets, catapults, cannon, etc.
cannonballnoun(diving) The act of jumping (typically into a swimming pool) with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball.
carronadenoun(nautical, historical) A very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range.
cannonadenounThe firing of artillery for a length of time.
superbombardmentnoun(rare) A very severe bombardment.

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