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out of battery

out of battery is the alternative form of out-of-battery.

Meaning of out-of-battery

Adjective

out-of-battery (not comparable)

  1. In firearms and artillery, having a condition in which a live round is at least partially in the firing chamber and capable of being fired, but is not properly secured by the usual mechanism of that particular weapon.
    • An out-of-battery discharge can produce a catastrophic failure of the weapon.
  2. In battery-powered electronics, devoid of any power.
    • My flashlight is out-of-battery.

Questions about out of battery

What is out of battery the alternative form of?
Out of battery is the alternative form of out-of-battery.

Words near out of battery in the dictionary

  1. out of a job
  2. out of a nightmare
  3. out of action
  4. Out of Africa
  5. out of all proportion
  6. out of battery
  7. out of bed
  8. out of book
  9. out of both sides of one's mouth
  10. out of bounds
  11. out of breath

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