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battery
noun
-
battery
,
batteries
a
small
device
that
stores
chemical
energy
and
gives
out
electricity
to
power
things
like
phones
,
toys
,
or
flashlights
•
The
remote
control
stopped
working
because
the
battery
was
dead
.
The
remote
control
stopped
working
because
the
battery
was
dead
.
•
He
plugged
his
phone
into
a
charger
to
refill
the
battery
before
leaving
the
house
.
He
plugged
his
phone
into
a
charger
to
refill
the
battery
before
leaving
the
house
.
from
Middle
French
batterie
“
action
of
beating
,
apparatus
for
producing
electric
charge
”,
from
battre
“
to
beat
”
noun
-
battery
,
batteries
a
group
of
heavy
guns
or
missile
launchers
placed
together
for
military
action
•
The
artillery
battery
opened
fire
at
dawn
.
The
artillery
battery
opened
fire
at
dawn
.
•
Each
battery
consisted
of
four
guns
and
a
crew
of
thirty
.
Each
battery
consisted
of
four
guns
and
a
crew
of
thirty
.
from
French
batterie
in
the
sense
‘
mounted
guns
’
noun
-
battery
,
batteries
a
large
group
or
series
of
related
things
or
tests
arranged
together
•
The
patient
underwent
a
battery
of
blood
tests
before
surgery
.
The
patient
underwent
a
battery
of
blood
tests
before
surgery
.
•
Job
applicants
face
a
battery
of
interviews
and
practical
exercises
.
Job
applicants
face
a
battery
of
interviews
and
practical
exercises
.
figurative
extension
from
the
military
sense
of
guns
arranged
in
line
noun
-
battery
,
batteries
the
crime
of
hitting
or
touching
someone
in
a
harmful
or
illegal
way
•
He
was
arrested
and
charged
with
assault
and
battery
after
the
fight
.
He
was
arrested
and
charged
with
assault
and
battery
after
the
fight
.
•
In
some
jurisdictions
,
spitting
on
someone
can
constitute
battery
.
In
some
jurisdictions
,
spitting
on
someone
can
constitute
battery
.
legal
sense
grew
from
earlier
meaning
‘
beating
’
