wrecking ball

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈwrecking ˌball noun [countable] a heavy metal ball attached to a chain or cable which is used to knock down buildings 破碎球，落锤〔指挂在铁链或缆绳上用于拆除建筑物的金属球〕

Examples from the Corpus

wrecking ball• Also facing the wrecking ball will be the former Loft Theater.• Hong Kong, by contrast, had no history, no past, only a fealty to the wrecking ball.• There's no Polo Grounds or Ebbets Field anymore, both having succumbed to the wrecking ball and what is called progress.

ˈwrecking ˌball nounChineseSyllable

or to Corpus attached heavy a ball chain which metal a cable

wrecking ball
ˈwrecking ˌball

noun [countable]
a heavy metal ball attached to a chain or cable which is used to knock down buildings

wrecking ball

BrE

/ˈrekɪŋ bɔːl/

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NAmE

/ˈrekɪŋ bɔːl/

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noun

a heavy metal ball that swings from a

crane

and is used to hit a building to make it fall down （悬挂于吊车供拆除建筑物用的）破碎球，落锤