battery

Noun

• an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact

• the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
  • they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
    
  • the shelling went on for hours without pausing
    

• a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores

• a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

• a collection of related things intended for use together
  • took a battery of achievement tests
    

• a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series

• group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  assault and battery , barrage , barrage fire , bombardment , shelling , stamp battery , electric battery