Definition of battery

• v. t. - The act of battering or beating.
• v. t. - 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.
• v. t. - Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense.
• v. t. - Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.
• v. t. - 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.
• v. t. - A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously.
• v. t. - An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.
• v. t. - A number of similar machines or devices in position; an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.
• v. t. - A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals.
• v. t. - The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down.
• v. t. - The pitcher and catcher together.
• v. t. - The act of battering or beating.
• v. t. - 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.
• v. t. - Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense.
• v. t. - Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.
• v. t. - 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.
• v. t. - A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously.
• v. t. - An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.
• v. t. - A number of similar machines or devices in position; an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.
• v. t. - A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals.
• v. t. - The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down.
• v. t. - The pitcher and catcher together.