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    [ram]
    verb
    ramming (present participle)
    1. roughly force (something) into place:
      "he rammed his stick into the ground"
      • (of a vehicle or vessel) be driven violently into (something, typically another vehicle or vessel) in an attempt to stop or damage it:
        "their boat was rammed by a Japanese warship"
      • crash violently against something:
        "the stolen car rammed into the front of the house"
        Similar:
        hit
        strike
        run into
        bump (into)
        butt
        impact
        crash into
        collide with
        be in collision with
        meet head-on
        slam (into)
        smash into
        dash against
        crack into/against
        bang (into)
        knock into
      • beat (earth) with a heavy implement to make it hard and firm:
        "in former times, earth was rammed manually"
    2. BRITISH ENGLISH
      informal
      (be rammed)
      be very crowded:
      "the bar was rammed with United supporters"
    Origin
    Old English ram(m), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ram.
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      I always thought the essence of ramming, used in this metaphorical sense, was that it should be a proceeding both violent and rapid. We have watched with profound interest exactly what the process of ramming consisted of. That is what we are ramming down their throats.

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      What is ramming in warfare?
      In warfare, ramming is a technique used in air, sea, and land combat. The term originated from battering ram, a siege weapon used to bring down fortifications by hitting it with the force of the ram's momentum, and ultimately from male sheep. Thus, in warfare, ramming refers to hitting a target by running oneself into the target.

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      What is ramming in air combat?
      Ramming in air combat is a last-ditch tactic that was used when all else had failed. The ramming pilot could use his entire aircraft as a ram or he could try to destroy the enemy's controls using the propeller or wing to chop into the enemy's tail or wing.

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      When was ramming used?
      Ramming was used in air warfare in the first half of the 20th century, in both World Wars and in the interwar period. In the jet age, as air combat speeds increased, ramming occurred much less frequently—the probability of successfully executing (and surviving) a ramming attack approached zero.

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