battery
Cross references:
1. assault
bat.tery \'bat-*-re-, 'ba-tre-\ n 1a: the act of battering or beating 1b:
the unlawful beating or use of force upon a person without his consent 2a:
a grouping of artillery pieces for tactical purposes 2b: the guns of a
warship 3: an artillery unit in the army equivalent to a company 4a: a
combination of apparatus for producing a single electrical effect 4b: a
group of two or more cells connected together to furnish electric cur rent;
also : a single cell that furnishes electric current 5a: a number of
similar articles, items, or devices arranged, connected, or used together
: SET, SERIES 5b: an impressive or imposing group : ARRAY 6: the position
of readiness of a gun for firing 7: the pitcher and catcher of a baseball
team