battery

  1. Noun.  A device that produces electricity by a chemical reaction between two substances.
  2. Noun.  (legal) The crime or tort of intentionally striking another person.
  3. Noun.  A coordinated group of artillery.
  4. Noun.  An array of similar things.
  5. Noun.  A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.
  6. Noun.  (baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together.
  7. Noun.  (chess) Two or more major pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal.

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