accumulators

Noun

accumulator (plural accumulators)

1. (literal) One who, or that which, accumulates.
   • He is a great accumulator of bad jokes.

   Synonyms:

   collector

2. (UK) A wet-cell storage battery.
   • Looks like it's time to recharge the accumulator again.
3. A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
   • The largest payout for a bet on a horse race was $1,627,084 after tax, paid to Britons Anthony Speelman and Nicholas Cowan on their $64 nine-horse accumulator at Santa Anita Racecourse, California, in 1987.2000, Guinness World Records, Guinness Book of Records 2000, Demco Media, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   parlay

4. A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
5. A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
6. A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).

   Synonyms:

   shock absorber

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