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Ram bow
A ram bow or rostrum (Latin for 'beak' or 'prow') is form of bow on naval ships which allows one ship to attack another by crashing into it at high speed. The use of ram bows dates back to at least the seventh century BC, according to inscriptions found on the tomb of Phoenician King Sargon IIand ramming was the dominant form of naval combat until at least the third century BC, [http://monolith.
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