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- DictionaryRam·rod/ˈramˌräd/
noun
- 1. a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
verb
- 1. force a proposed measure to be accepted or completed quickly: North American "they ramrodded through legislation voiding the court injunctions"
The meaning of RAMROD is a rod for ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm. How to use ramrod in a sentence.
RAMROD definition: 1. a long, thin rod used for pushing explosives, bullets, etc. into old types of gun 2. a long…. Learn more.
A ramrod (or scouring stick) is a metal or wooden device used with muzzleloading firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant (mainly blackpowder). The ramrod was used with weapons such as muskets and cannons and was usually held in a notch underneath the barrel.
Ramrod definition: a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.. See examples of RAMROD used in a sentence.
ramrod. ( ˈræmˌrɒd) n. 1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a rod for cleaning the barrel of a rifle or other small firearms. 2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a rod for ramming in the charge of a muzzle-loading firearm.
A ramrod is a long, thin rod which can be used for pushing something into a narrow tube. Ramrods were used, for example, for forcing an explosive substance down the barrel of an old-fashioned gun, or for cleaning the barrel of a gun.
(of a person) with a very straight back and looking serious and formal. Her back was ramrod straight. He stood there straight as a ramrod. See ramrod in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: ramrod. Definition of ramrod noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
