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(noun) assault and battery
an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
(noun) barrage, barrage fire, bombardment, shelling
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
(noun) electric battery
a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
(noun) stamp battery
a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores