battery farm

American  

[ba-ter-ee fahrm] / ˈbæ tər i ˈfɑrm /

noun

plural

battery farms

1. an energy storage facility where batteries are kept to provide power to an electrical network.

2. a farm where animals, especially chickens, are raised in small cages that restrict motion, to allow more animals to be raised at a lower cost.

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Other Word Forms

• battery farmed adjective
• battery farmer noun
• battery farming noun

Example Sentences

Alongside the final investment decision for the Coalburn 2 site, CIP has also confirmed that work will begin soon on a similar sized battery farm near Kincardine in Fife.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

Up until the 1930s, when farmyard coops started moving into battery farm sheds, people were accustomed to limited egg supplies and chickens were seen as more than just egg-laying machines.

From Salon • May 10, 2023

The U.K. and some other countries have wonderful programs where they rehome former battery farm hens to household flocks.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2022

He also said that the aim was not to "battery farm" home-grown players to sell on for profit, but that developing their own good young players could help clubs become more profitable.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2015

As the electric current drones along to the lights' indecipherable rhythm, one thinks of the crazed workings of a broken-down brain, a battery farm and a jail.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2011