battery Meaning and Definition

1. n. an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact

2. n. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

3. n. a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series

4. n. a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores

5. n. a collection of related things intended for use together

6. n. a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

7. n. group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place