battery meaning and definition

BATTERY noun

Definition of battery (noun)

1. group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
2. a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
   • synonyms: electric battery
3. a collection of related things intended for use together
   • "took a battery of achievement tests"
4. a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
5. a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
   • synonyms: stamp battery
6. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
   • "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
   • synonyms: barrage, barrage fire, bombardment, shelling
7. an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
   • synonyms: assault and battery