wrecking ball

noun

A heavy steel ball, usually hung from a crane, that is swung to demolish large structures.

Similar
demolition ball
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Meanings

nounwrecking ball (plural wrecking balls)

plural wrecking balls

  1. businessA heavy steel ball, usually hung from a crane, that is swung to demolish large structures.

    Synonyms: demolition ball

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA heavy steel ball, usually hung from a crane, that is swung to demolish large structures.

Similar
demolition ball
Also see
demolition ball

Translations

Arabic كُرَة اَلتَّحْطِيم
  • كُرَة اَلتَّحْطِيمheavy ball used for demolition
Catalan bola de demolició, bola d'enderroc
  • bola de demolicióheavy ball used for demolition
  • bola d'enderrocheavy ball used for demolition
Chinese Mandarin 破壞球 /破坏球
  • 破壞球 /破坏球 (pòhuàiqiú)heavy ball used for demolition
Czech bourací koule
  • bourací kouleheavy ball used for demolition
Dutch sloopkogel
  • sloopkogelheavy ball used for demolition
Finnish murskauspallo, purkupallo
  • murskauspalloheavy ball used for demolition
  • purkupalloheavy ball used for demolition
French boule de démolition, boulet de démolition
  • boule de démolitionheavy ball used for demolition
  • boulet de démolitionheavy ball used for demolition
German Abrissbirne, Abbruchbirne
  • Abrissbirneheavy ball used for demolition
  • Abbruchbirneheavy ball used for demolition
Icelandic niðurrifskúla
  • niðurrifskúlaheavy ball used for demolition
Korean 렉킹 볼
  • 렉킹 볼 (rek'king bol)heavy ball used for demolition
Polish kula stalowa
  • kula stalowaheavy ball used for demolition
Portuguese bola de demolição
  • bola de demoliçãoheavy ball used for demolition
Russian шарово́й тара́н
  • шарово́й тара́н (šarovój tarán)heavy ball used for demolition
Spanish bola de demolición
  • bola de demoliciónheavy ball used for demolition
Swedish rivningskula
  • rivningskulaheavy ball used for demolition
Turkish yıkım güllesi, yıkım topu
  • yıkım güllesiheavy ball used for demolition
  • yıkım topuheavy ball used for demolition
Vietnamese quả văng
  • quả văngheavy ball used for demolition
Cite this entry
APA

wrecking ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrecking%20ball

MLA

“wrecking ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrecking%20ball. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrecking ball,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrecking%20ball.

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