dry battery
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dry battery
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Tesla is also pioneering a cost-efficient new battery manufacturing process called dry battery electrode.
From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2022
"When something is revolutionary, there's a lot of unknowns that have to be resolved," he said, referring to the dry battery electrode process.
From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2022
At 20, struck with the idea of electricity for toy trains, he founded Lionel Corp., produced a locomotive, coach and caboose operated by a dry battery for $6.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. Auguste Piccard, professor of physics in Brussels University, last week ordered a 2,000-volt dry battery as equipment for a specially constructed free balloon with an airtight cabin.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the middle of the tent the professor had made a table of his own and Mr. Damon's suit cases, and on this placed a small dry battery electric light.
From Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
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