batterie
Americannoun
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a beating together of the calves or feet during a leap.
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(in tap dancing) a rapid succession of taps, often compared to drumming or to machine-gun fire.
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Etymology
Origin of batterie
From French, dating back to 1705–15; see origin at battery
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Electrochemistry is a pre-requisite for hydrogen production, and for batterie technology, and thus for sustainable chemistry.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024
It fluently covers a spectrum of dance idioms: jazz arm gestures, Cuban hip motion and the intricate petite batterie of ballet jumps are just three of the most unmistakable.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2011
The kitchen contains a batterie de cuisine that would flatter a cordon bleu chef.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Louisiana the successive caldrons were called the grande, the propre, the flambeau and the batterie, the last of these corresponding to the Jamaican teache.
From American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime by Phillips, Ulrich Bonnell
You would have imagined they had been born scullions, they handled the /batterie de cuisine/ so naturally.
From Devereux — Volume 04 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
He now steers clients away from using generators in favor of solar-powered batteries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The six-month pilot started in July and uses the same batteries as many electric bicycles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
With most of the batteries he installs, he can troubleshoot problems from his desk no matter where a truck is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Adding batteries to a solar project increased costs to about $109 per megawatt hour, up from $91.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
After spending the day hidden 200 feet below the surface, the Soviet submarines rose to shallow depth to recharge their batteries in the dark.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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