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trickle charge

American  

noun

Electricity.
  1. a continuous, slow charge supplied to a storage battery to keep it in a fully charged state.


Etymology

Origin of trickle charge

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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If you have doorbell wires or want to use a power extender kit, you can attach them to the Ring 2020 to trickle charge the battery.

From The Verge • Jun. 8, 2022

They can also be wired to your doorbell wiring to trickle charge the battery.

From The Verge • Jun. 8, 2022

A trickle charge, enough to throw Australia to the Moon, is needed to get things going.

From Nature • Mar. 31, 2020

It was also possible that the craft's batteries had been completely discharged, that they had to wait patiently until solar panels generated enough electrical current to replenish them with a slow, "trickle" charge.

From Time Magazine Archive

When this has been done, continue the trickle charge.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.