batterie
Americannoun
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batteries
plural
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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.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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
Attempting a somewhat feeble joke, he wrote to France:—“La batterie la plus effective était ma batterie de cuisine.”
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Frederick Whymper
As he called, after the manner of his nation, a batterie a paderie, and otherwise Germanized the French language, much of his interesting conversation was unintelligible.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere
Those require large batteries that can struggle with long recharge times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
He estimated there were thousands of tonnes of material, which he said looked like "low-grade demolition waste", saying that he had seen tar and lead batteries in amongst the rubble.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
It was also uniquely hazardous because waste in dumpsters can include items such as knives, glass, needles, batteries and vermin, Menchaca said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
But batteries improved, and the timesaving practice of battery swapping went from novelty to mainstream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The control room sent a message to the emergency response center requesting more batteries so they could open the safety valves and vent the extra steam.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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