battery
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/ˈbætəri/
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/ˈbætri/
A device that stores and provides electricity for things like phones, cars, and toys.
My phone needs a new battery because it doesn't hold a charge.
The amount of power left in a battery.
Check your battery level before leaving home.
A large group of similar things or people.
The reporter faced a battery of questions about the new policy.
A group of large guns used together.
The coastal battery protected the harbor from enemy ships.
A system of small cages for farm animals like chickens.
Battery farming keeps many chickens in small spaces.
The crime of physically attacking someone.
He was arrested for battery after hitting another person.