battery

• an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
• the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
• group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
• a device that produces electricity
• a collection of related things intended for use together
• a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
• a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
• The act of battering or beating
• The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of another´s person or clothes, or anything attached to his person or held by him
• Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense
• Two or more pieces of artillery in the field
• A company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the United States, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns
• A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously
• An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity
• A number of similar machines or devices in position
• A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals
• The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down
• The pitcher and catcher together
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Virginia

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