🇬🇧 Wrecking ball meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A wrecking ball is a giant, very heavy metal ball that hangs from a big machine and swings back and forth to smash old buildings so they can be taken down safely. Builders use it when a building is no longer needed, and the wrecking ball helps break the walls and knock everything down so the area can be cleared and used for something new.

I don’t need a wrecking ball to destroy my room; I just need five minutes and no adult supervision.

When the wrecking ball started swinging, the hard hat on my head suddenly felt way too small for my level of worry.

The wrecking ball hit the wall, and my brain went, "Wow, that’s exactly how math homework hits me."

If my dance moves were a machine, they’d be a wrecking ball, because they keep knocking into furniture and people.

Real wrecking balls can weigh many tons—heavier than several cars—so when one hits a wall, it’s basically a giant metal “Nope” for that building.

The wrecking ball hung, heavy and bright, from its long chain. The wrecking ball swung, struck the brick, and a great slab fell with dust. That wrecking ball rocked. A second wrecking ball swung and tore the roof; children shouted, old hands wiped eyes. When the final wrecking ball crushed the last wall, the street held its breath, then cheered.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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