- [countable] a device that is placed inside a car engine, clock, radio, etc. and that produces the electricity that makes it work
- to replace the batteries
- a rechargeable battery
- battery-powered/-operated
- a car battery
- The battery is flat (= it is no longer producing electricity).
- With our product you get longer battery life.
- The bicycle even has a built-in battery charger for a mobile phone.
- Isolated farms used wind turbines to charge batteries.
- a lithium/AA battery
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryb1, Engineeringb1- After about six hours, the battery will run down.
- Don't leave the radio on—it'll drain the car battery.
- Is the battery connected correctly?
- The car won't start—the battery's flat.
- The machine can also run on batteries.
- The lights have rechargeable battery packs.
- The battery compartment is at the back of the unit.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dead
- flat
- rechargeable
- …
- charge
- recharge
- drain
- …
- die
- give out
- go dead
- …
- power
- life
- failure
- …
- battery-operated
- battery-powered
- [uncountable] electrical power that comes from a battery
- My phone ran out of battery, so I plugged it in to charge.
- The display tells you how much battery is left.
- [countable] battery (of something) a large number of things or people of the same type
- He faced a battery of questions.
- a battery of reporters
Extra Examples- I had to answer a whole battery of questions.
- A sample of the school population was given a battery of tests examining reading ability.
- A whole battery of measures was tried in an attempt to get drivers to slow down.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- whole
- battery of
- a battery of tests
- [countable] (specialist) a number of large guns that are used togetherOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- artillery
- gun
- howitzer
- …
- [countable] (British English) (often used as an adjective) a large number of small cages that are joined together and are used for keeping chickens, etc. in on a farm
- a battery hen
- battery eggs
- [uncountable] (law) the crime of attacking somebody physically
- He was charged with battery after a fight at a night club.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French baterie, from battre ‘to strike’, from Latin battuere. The original sense was ‘metal articles wrought by hammering’, later ‘a number of pieces of artillery used together’, which led to the meaning ‘a number of Leyden jars connected up so as to discharge simultaneously’ (mid 18th cent.), giving rise to sense (1). The more general meanings date from the late 19th cent.
Idioms
See battery in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee battery in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishrecharge your batteries
- to get back your strength and energy by resting for a while
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