Meaning & Definition of Battery in English

1. Group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

2. A device that produces electricity

• May have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series

3. A collection of related things intended for use together

• "Took a battery of achievement tests"

4. A unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

5. A series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores

6. The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

• "They laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"

• "The shelling went on for hours without pausing"

7. An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact