Battery

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Battery may refer to:

Energy source

Electric battery, electrochemical cells that transform chemical energy into electricity
- List of battery types,
- Automotive battery
A mechanical battery, storing energy by mechanical means,
- Flywheel energy storage, which stores rotational kinetic energy,
- Gravity battery, which stores gravitational potential energy
Battery, 18th and 19th century term for a number of capacitors or Leyden jars connected in parallel

Legal term

Battery (crime), a criminal offense
Battery (tort), intentional, harmful, or offensive contact
Domestic battery, a type of domestic violence

Military or firearms term

Artillery battery, an organized group of artillery pieces
Battery position, a stage of operation of a firearm action

Places

United States

Battery Park, or its location at The Battery, in Manhattan, New York
- Battery Park City, a neighborhood north of Battery Park in Manhattan
Battery Park (Burlington, Vermont)

Elsewhere

Battery Island, Tasmania, Australia
Battery Point, Tasmania
Sultan Battery, in the Wynad District, Kerala State, India

Culture

Battery (novel series), by Atsuko Asano

Music

Drum kit, sometimes called a battery
Marching percussion, also called battery, in a modern drumline
"Battery" (song), by Metallica
Battery 9, a South African music project

Bands

Battery (hardcore punk band), from Washington, D.C.
Battery (electro-industrial band), from Bennington, Vermont

Games

Battery (baseball), collectively, the pitcher and catcher
Battery (chess), a playing tactic

Other uses

Battery, stamp battery, or stamp mill, a type of mill that crushes material by pounding
Battery cage, a confinement system for egg-laying chickens
Battery Energy Drink, an energy drink made in Finland

See also

The Battery (disambiguation)
Secondary battery (disambiguation)
All pages beginning with Battery
All pages with a title containing Battery

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