trickle charge

nounElectricity.

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

Origin of trickle charge

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First recorded in 1955–60

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How to use trickle charge in a sentence

Every two months interrupt the trickle charge long enough to add water to bring the electrolyte up to the proper level.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. Witte

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