ram-raid

ˈræmˌreɪd

Definition

Definition of ram-raid - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

crime

crime of using a car to break into a shop

The store was a victim of a ram-raid.

break-in

burglary

smash-and-grab

vehicle attack

Rare

attack using a vehicle to break through barriers

Rare

The ram-raid caused significant damage to the storefront.

smash-and-grab

Verb

intr.

burglary

use a car to break into a shop to steal

They planned to ram-raid the electronics store at midnight.

break-in

smash-and-grab

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Origin of ram-raid

English, ram (battering) + raid (attack)

Examples of ram-raid in a sentence

Ram-raids have become a growing concern for local businesses.
The police quickly responded to the ram-raid at the bank.
A ram-raid on the jewelry store was caught on camera.
They attempted to ram-raid a jewelry store last night.
The gang used a stolen vehicle to ram-raid the boutique.

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French:ram-raid, forcer, ...
German:Rammbocküberfall, einbrechen, ...
Italian:ram-raid, sfondare, ...
Spanish:asalto con coche, estrellar, ...
Portuguese:arrombamento com veículo, arrombar com carro, ...
Chinese:撞车抢劫, 驾车撞入, ...
Japanese:車両突入強盗, 車で突入する, ...
Arabic:اقتحام متجر بسيارة, اِقْتَحَمَ المَتْجَرَ بِسَيَّارَة, ...
Hebrew:שׁוֹד שֶׁבּוֹ מִשְׁתַּמְּשִׁים בְּרֶכֶב כְּדֵי לִנְגֹּחַ אֶת חֲזִית הַחֲנוּת וּלְפָרֹץ אֵלֶיהָ, לִפְרוֹץ לַחֲנוּת עִם רֶכֶב, ...
Russian:авто-наезд, врезаться, ...
Ukrainian:наїзд на магазин, в'їхати, ...
Hindi:राम-रेड, तोड़ना, ...
Bengali:র‌্যাম-রেইড, গাড়ি ঢোকানো, ...
Catalan:assalt amb cotxe, estampar-se, ...
Czech:nájezd autem, vrazit autem do, ...
Danish:ram-raid, køre ind i, ...
Dutch:ramkraak, ramkraken, ...
Greek:διάρρηξη με αυτοκίνητο, διαρρηγνύω, ...
Hungarian:autóval elkövetett bolti betörés, autóval betörni egy üzletbe, ...
Khmer:បទល្មើសបើករថយន្តបុកទម្លុះចូលហាង, បើករថយន្តបុកទម្លុះចូលលួច, ...
Korean:차량 돌진 강도, 차로 들이받다, ...
Persian:حمله با خودرو, حمله کرد, ...
Polish:włamanie samochodowe, włamać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):arrombamento com carro, arrombar, ...
Romanian:atac cu berbecul, a lovi magazinul, ...
Swedish:bilattack, köra in i, ...
Thai:การโจรกรรมด้วยรถยนต์พุ่งชน, พุ่งชน, ...
Turkish:araba soygunu, arabayla soymak, ...
Vietnamese:vụ đột nhập bằng xe hơi, đột nhập bằng ô tô, ...

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