battery

Definition

  • noun: a device that is placed inside a machine (such as a clock, toy, or car) to supply it with electricity
  • noun: the act of 'battering' or beating
  • synonyms: enfilading battery, from battery

Examples

  • a 'dead battery' = ('Brit') a 'flat battery' [=a battery that has no more electricity]

  • The operation was performed by a 'battery' of doctors.

  • He was found guilty of 'battery'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) ...and set charges to force that son of a cur into the open. If Bolphunga couldn't find Mogo directly, then he'd find him indirectly: A house, a training site, maybe even a power battery. PROBE: Planet map . percent complete. And so he waited. He could almost taste Mogo's blood. PROBE: (..)
    2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
  • (..) with insatiable aggression, Sinestro. He vowed to destroy Oa, and we take that threat seriously. We suggest you charge your rings immediately... ...for the Central Battery will be removed as well. Let those who worship evil's might Beware my power, Green Lantern's light LANTERNS: (..)
    2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights