wrecking ball

heavy steel ball used for demolishing buildings
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wrecking ball

Summary

wrecking ball ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • wrecking ball's video is recorded as Abriss Raiffeisen Silo Uetersen 01.ogv[2].
  • wrecking ball's image is recorded as Abrissbirne.jpg[3].
  • wrecking ball's image is recorded as Hafendec04 017.jpg[4].
  • wrecking ball's subclass of is recorded as demolition equipment[5].
  • wrecking ball's subclass of is recorded as impact tool[6].
  • wrecking ball's subclass of is recorded as spherical body[7].
  • wrecking ball's subclass of is recorded as weight[8].
  • wrecking ball's has use is recorded as demolition[9].
  • wrecking ball's Commons category is recorded as Wrecking balls[10].
  • wrecking ball's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07vvgl[11].
  • wrecking ball's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300022250[12].
  • wrecking ball's different from is recorded as overhaul ball[13].
  • wrecking ball's BabelNet ID is recorded as 02012845n[14].
  • wrecking ball's Quora topic ID is recorded as Wrecking-Ball[15].
  • wrecking ball's Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging is recorded as 8657[16].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for wrecking ball include Wrecking Ball[17], a single[18].

Why It Matters

wrecking ball ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for it include Wrecking Ball[17], a single[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). wrecking ball. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/wrecking-ball-q331472
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_wrecking-ball-q331472_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{wrecking ball}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/wrecking-ball-q331472}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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