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| 1. | [ noun ] (military) group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place | |
| Related terms: | artillery military | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (physics,electricity) a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series | |
| Synonyms: | electric_battery | |
| Related terms: | electrical_device voltaic_battery voltaic_pile B_battery A_battery nicad C_battery electrode terminal | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a collection of related things intended for use together | |
| Examples: | : "took a battery of achievement tests" |
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| Related terms: | collection sub-test artillery | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (work,business) a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores | |
| Synonyms: | stamp_battery | |
| Related terms: | stamp_mill stamp | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (military) the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target | |
| Synonyms: | barrage shelling bombardment barrage_fire | |
| Examples: | "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops" "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" |
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| Related terms: | fire blast | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (baseball) a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher | |
| Related terms: | team baseball_team | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact | |
| Synonyms: | assault assault_and_battery | |
| Related terms: | crime assault attack mugging resisting_arrest | |
| Similar spelling: |
batter bather Bator Bader Bauder buttery bawdry butter bitter better |
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