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What is a battering ram?

What is a battering ram? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates before gunpowder was known.
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Shortly before 4 p.m. police used a battering ram to break down the front door of the home.
Another large weapon of siege was used primarily in storms, the battering ram.
After about thirty seconds, the first two officers in the line used a battering ram to knock down the door.
A close cousin to humour as a political battering ram is comedy designed to break taboos.
It is thought the passengers may have used a trolley as a battering ram to break down the cockpit door.
The joiner eventually borrowed the police battering ram and forced the door open.

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