battery

A device that stores energy and supplies electricity to a phone, toy, or other machine.

• My phone needs a new battery.
• We replaced the batteries in the toy.
• Can you charge the car battery?

Common phrases: rechargeable battery, car battery, battery charger

The amount of electrical energy left in a device’s power supply.

• My phone has no battery left.
• There’s enough battery for one more call.
• The screen brightness uses a lot of battery.

Similar words: charge, power

Common phrases: low battery, enough battery, battery left

The crime of using unlawful physical force against another person.

• He was charged with battery.
• The court heard evidence about the alleged battery.
• She was convicted of assault and battery.

Common phrases: assault and battery, charged with battery, battery charge

A group of large military guns used together.

• The battery fired at the fort.
• Soldiers moved the artillery battery closer to the river.
• Two batteries defended the harbour entrance.

Common phrases: artillery battery, gun battery, coastal battery

A set of small cages in which hens are kept to produce eggs.

• The hens were kept in a battery.
• The farm removed its old laying batteries.
• Animal welfare groups opposed the use of battery cages.

Common phrases: battery cages, battery hens, laying battery