battery

🇺🇸 /ˈbætəri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbætri/
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noun
B1

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.

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The amount of power left in a battery.

Check your battery level before leaving home.

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A large group of similar things or people.

The reporter faced a battery of questions about the new policy.

R

A group of large guns used together.

The coastal battery protected the harbor from enemy ships.

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A system of small cages for farm animals like chickens.

Battery farming keeps many chickens in small spaces.

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The crime of physically attacking someone.

He was arrested for battery after hitting another person.

translation

n. A device that stores and provides electricity for things like phones, cars, and toys.; The amount of power left in a battery.; A large group of similar things or people.; A group of large guns used together.; A system of small cages for farm animals like chickens.; The crime of physically attacking someone.

Word Forms

Plural batteries