Definition of Ramrod
a metal bar that is used to push explosive material down into the barrel of some old-fashioned guns
Examples of Ramrod in a sentence
A cleaning jag is added to the end of the ramrod to make cleansing of the gun barrel easier. 🔊
Pushing the ramrod down the musket, the solider prepared to use his gun against the enemy in battle. 🔊
In old-fashioned guns, a ramrod as used to shove explosives into the barrel. 🔊
Without a metal ramrod to push explosive material into the gun, the colonist had to look for another way to protect himself form Native attacks. 🔊
A bullet was pushed into the back of the gun’s barrel with a ramrod made of wood. 🔊
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