battery

Meanings

Plural: batteries

Noun

• group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
• a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
• a collection of related things intended for use together
  • "took a battery of achievement tests"
• a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
• a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
• the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
• an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
• A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself.
• The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which involves the threat of impending violence.
• A coordinated group of artillery weapons.
• An elevated platform on which cannon could be placed.
• An array of similar things.
• A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.
• The catcher and the pitcher together
• Two or more pieces working together on the same rank, file, or diagonal
• A marching percussion ensemble; the section of the drumline that marches on the field during a performance.
• The state of a firearm when it is possible to be fired.
• Apparatus for preparing or serving meals.

Synonyms

assault and battery, barrage, barrage fire, bombardment, electric battery, shelling, stamp battery

Related Words

accumulator, assault