RAM or Ram or ram can mean:-- A ram is an entire male sheep. A castrated male sheep is a wether.
- In Hinduism, Ram is the Hindi form of the name of Rama, an avatar of Vishnu or God. Alternatively, Ram is a generic term for God. Sikhism states that one of the names of God is Ram.
- A battering ram is a long siege weapon designed to break down doors, city gates, walls, etc.
- A ram was also a naval shipA naval ship is a ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) used for military purposes, commonly by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose. Generally naval ships are damage resilient and armed wi class in the sixties years of the 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended. Itse principal weapon was its own bowA boat like a ship, is a buoyant vessel designed for the purpose of transporting people and possibly goods across water. A boat is usually smaller than a ship. Some boats are commonly carried by a ship or on land using trailers. A boat consists of one or. The bow of the ram was hardened and reinforced to break the hullA hull is the body or frame of a ship or boat. It is a central concept in water vessels. The hull is essentially what keeps the water from entering the boat and acts as the walls and floor of the vessel. In hulls constructed from materials that are denser of an enemy ship. Rams were especially used during the American Civil WarThe American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as "the U. the Union," " the North," or "the Yankees"; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as "the Confederat. They were often ironclads.
- Ram or mast-ram is a system which controls the bend of a modern dinghy mast. The ram pushes the mast fore or aft to increase or decrease the bend of the mast at deck level -As a result the mainsail is either deepened or flattened increasing or decreasing the wind-generated power.
As a side effect the leech of the mainsail is either twisted or tensionned giving more or less pointing ability to the boat into the wind.
- The term RAM is also sometimes used to refer to radar absorbing materials.
- A hydraulic ramThe use of the term hydraulic ram below describes a type of water pump. For the use of the term in vehicle extrication, see Jaws of Life. A hydraulic ram is a water-powered cyclic pump. It harnesses the " water hammer" effect to pump a portion of the wate can be a type of water pump. The term can also refer to the hydraulic ram used as an extrication tool.
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