battery

Plural

batteries

1. 1.A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.

   • His flashlight takes two AA batteries.
   • His car takes a 550-CCA lead-acid battery.
   • Her phone needs a new battery because its present battery no longer holds a charge well.

2. 2.The energy stored in such a device.(informal)

   • A: How much battery do you have left? B: Only 63%.
   • Her phone did not have enough battery for another phone call.

3. 3.The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which involves the threat of impending violence.

   • He offered three types of battery for which Mr. Trump might be liable under New York law: rape, sexual abuse and forcible touching.

4. 4.A coordinated group of artillery weapons, with any of various numbers of guns.

   • They sent four batteries southward in an attempt to shore up the defenses around the depot.
   • Outside the ancient fort, you can still see worn areas in the stone where the batteries were once placed.

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