Ramrod

A ramrod is a device used with early firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant (mainly gunpowder).

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The term is also used to describe a person who takes responsibility for accomplishing or running things (e.g. "I'm Olivares. I'm ramrod around here." - Sho-sa Esau Olivares, Robert N. Charette's Heir to the Dragon), or for the act of accomplishing or running things (e.g. "I'm the one that ramrodded that new bill through Congress").

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During World War II, long-range strategic bombing strikes over continental Europe from bases in England were known as "Ramrod" missions.

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Firearm: A firearm is a kinetic energy mechanical device that fires either single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. This process of rapid burning is technically known as deflagration. In older firearms, this prope...

Projectile: A projectile is any object sent through the air by the application of some force....

Propellant: A propellant is a material that is used to move an object by applying a motive force. This may or may not involve a chemical reaction. It may be a gas, liquid, plasma, or, before the chemical reaction, a solid. Common propellants are gasoline, jet fuel and rocket fuel....

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Ramrod Spanish Movie Poster 1947