Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - battery
Battery
battery
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a usu. portable container of a cell or cells carrying an electric charge, as a source of current. 2 (often attrib.) esp. Brit. a series of cages for the intensive breeding and rearing of poultry or cattle. 3 a set of similar units of equipment, esp. connected. 4 a series of tests, esp. psychological. 5 a a fortified emplacement for heavy guns. b an artillery unit of guns, men, and vehicles. 6 Law an act inflicting unlawful personal violence on another (see ASSAULT). 7 Baseball the pitcher and the catcher. Etymology: F batterie f. batre, battre strike f. L battuere
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noun (plural -teries) Etymology: Anglo-French baterie, from batre to beat, from Latin battuere Date: 1531 1. the act of battering or beating, an offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent, 2. Middle French batterie, from battre to beat] a grouping of artillery pieces for tactical purposes, the guns of a warship, an artillery unit in the army equivalent to a company, 4. a combination of apparatus for producing a single electrical effect, a group of two or more cells connected together to furnish electric current, level of energy or enthusiasm , 5. a number of similar articles, items, or devices arranged, connected, or used together ; set, series , a usually impressive or imposing group ; array, the position of readiness of a gun for firing, the pitcher and catcher of a baseball team ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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