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[ noun ] (military) group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

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artillery military

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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series

Synonyms

electric_battery

Used in print

(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

This original capsule contained a battery and a transistor oscillator and was about 1 cm. in diameter .

Battery life limited the use of this `` pill '' to about 8 to 30 hours maximum .

(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)

As everybody is curious to see the battery of glass tubes I have invented , I have had quite a small one made here of four glass tubes ( in Copenhagen I used 30 ) and intend to carry it with me '' .

In February 1801 , Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic_battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead .

(The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)

Continuous low-level lighting may be provided in the shelter by_means_of a 4 - cell hot-shot battery to which is wired a 150 - milliampere flashlight type bulb .

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[ noun ] a collection of related things intended for use together

Examples

: "took a battery of achievement tests"

Used in print

(Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)

The Stanford_Achievement_Test , Form_J , was administered by classroom teachers , consisting_of a battery of six sub_tests : Paragraph Meaning , Word Meaning , Spelling , Language , Arithmetic Computation , and Arithmetic Reasoning .

The battery median grade equivalent was used in data analysis in this study .

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collection sub-test artillery

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[ noun ] (work,business) a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores

Synonyms

stamp_battery

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stamp_mill stamp

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[ noun ] (military) the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

Examples

"they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops" "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"

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fire blast

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[ noun ] (baseball) a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

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team baseball_team

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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
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