storage battery

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noun Electricity.

a voltaic battery consisting of two or more storage cells.

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Origin of storage battery

First recorded in 1880–85

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Examples from the Web for storage battery

What were they doing with an alternating current in the storage-battery room?
The Man Who Rocked the Earth|Arthur Train
The storage-battery, when ready for action, is one form of acid or primary battery.
Electricity and Magnetism|Elisha Gray
The brain is a storage-battery made up of millions of minute cells.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 1 of 14|Elbert Hubbard
Another form of battery that is extensively used for some kinds of heavy current work is called the storage-battery.
Electricity and Magnetism|Elisha Gray

There is a common notion that electricity is stored in the storage-battery.
Electricity and Magnetism|Elisha Gray

British Dictionary definitions for storage battery

storage battery

noun

another name (esp US) for accumulator (def. 1)

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storage battery

noun Electricity.

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British Dictionary definitions for storage battery

noun