battery

Definitions

• (countable) 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.
• (legal) The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which includes the threat of impending violence.
• (countable) A coordinated group of artillery weapons.
• (historical) 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.
• (baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together
• (chess) Two or more major pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal
• (music) A marching percussion ensemble; a drumline.
• The state of a firearm when it is possible to be fired.
• (archaic) Apparatus for preparing or serving meals.