two or more primary cells connected together, usually in series, to provide a source of electric current
b. short for dry battery
2. another name for accumulator (sense 1)
3.
a number of similar things occurring together
a battery of questions
4. criminal law
unlawful beating or wounding of a person or mere touching in a hostile or offensive manner
See also assault and battery
5.
a fortified structure on which artillery is mounted
6.
a group of guns, missile launchers, searchlights, or torpedo tubes of similar type or size operated as a single entity
7.
a small tactical unit of artillery usually consisting of two or more troops, each of two, three, or four guns
8. mainly British
a.
a large group of cages for intensive rearing of poultry
b.
(as modifier)
battery hens
9. psychology
a series of tests
10. chess
two pieces of the same colour placed so that moving one can unmask an attack by the other
11.
the percussion section in an orchestra
12. baseball
the pitcher and the catcher considered together
Word origin
C16: from Old French batterie beating, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere
Examples of 'batteries' in a sentence
batteries
I think you could stand an extra supply of tools -- hammers, nails, screwdrivers, flashlights and batteries.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
Sometime after seven, Stone had switched to the alternate bank of batteries and started the engine.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
Remember to charge batteries on your cameras.
The Sun (2010)
I'd like a few years off to recharge my batteries.
The Sun (2010)
The hot sun helps to heal aches and pains and recharge batteries.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This was good advice back in the days of old-style nickel-cadmium batteries.
The Sun (2012)
There are also a host of batteries located in the front, middle and rear.
The Sun (2010)
Then she said 'it must talk because it needs batteries'.
The Sun (2018)
There's no evidence of those batteries running low today.
The Sun (2018)
It's a totally new platform; the batteries go up the centre of the car.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
All related terms of 'batteries'
batterie
a movement in ballet involving the legs beating together
battery
Batteries are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as torches and children's toys .
bty
battery
accumulator
a rechargeable device for storing electrical energy in the form of chemical energy, consisting of one or more separate secondary cells
recharge one's batteries
If you recharge a battery , you put an electrical charge back into the battery by connecting it to a machine that draws power from another source of electricity .
recharge your batteries
to stop working or doing an activity for a period and relax so that you feel better when you start working or doing the activity again
dry battery
an electric battery consisting of two or more dry cells
field battery
a small unit of usually four field guns
flat battery
A flat battery is a battery that does not have enough power to start a vehicle or provide lighting.
solar battery
a battery that contains interconnected solar cells
to recharge your batteries
If you recharge your batteries , you take a break from activities which are tiring or difficult in order to relax and feel better when you return to these activities.
lithium battery
A lithium battery is a type of battery used for low-power, high-reliability, long-life applications, such as clocks , cameras and calculators .
storage battery
a battery of electrochemical cells ( secondary cells ) for generating electric current : the cells can be recharged by passing a current through them in the direction opposite to the discharging flow of current
dry-cell battery
a dry battery
assault and battery
Assault and battery is the crime of attacking someone and causing them physical harm .
batterie de cuisine
cooking utensils collectively; pots and pans , etc