Battery
The various senses of battery arise either- fairly directly from words that mean "to beat", or
- (following from the assembly of multiple artillery pieces into "batteries" that jointly beat a target) from the concept of entities working in concert.
- assaultive behavior, see Battery (law).
- the military tactic, see Battery (artillery deployment).
- the device for storing electrical energy, see Battery (electricity).
- the former fortification on Manhattan Island, see The Battery.
- the area around Battery Park in Manhattan, see Battery Park City.
- military units, usually centering on artillery troops qualifed to operate a battery together, see Battery (military unit).
- the interaction in baseball between pitcher and catcher, see Battery (baseball).
- the beverage trademarked "Battery", see Energy drink.
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