query | A b______ of people or things is a very large number of them.A battery of people or things is a very large number of them. ...a battery of journalists and television cameras. |
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word | battery |
full-definition | noun Batteries are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as torches and children's toys . The shavers come complete with batteries. ...a battery-operated radio. ...rechargeable batteries. A car battery is a rectangular box containing acid that is found in a car engine. It provides the electricity needed to start the car. ...a car with a flat battery. A battery of equipment such as guns, lights, or computers is a large set of it kept together in one place. They stopped beside a battery of abandoned guns. ...batteries of spotlights set up on rooftops. A battery of people or things is a very large number of them. ...a battery of journalists and television cameras. A battery of tests is a set of tests that is used to assess a number of different aspects of something, such as your health . We give a battery of tests to each patient. adjective Battery farming is a system of breeding chickens and hens in which large numbers of them are kept in small cages, and used for their meat and eggs . ...battery hens being raised in dark, cramped conditions. |
inflections | batteries |
cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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