batterie

Borrowed from French batterie, from battre (“to hit”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbætəɹi/ (or as French, below)

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• Homophone: battery

batterie (plural batteries)

1. (dance) A brilliant display of virtuosity in which the dancer's legs open and close rapidly while in the air, with the illusion of striking together and rebounding.
2. (music) The percussion section of an orchestra or band, the battery; marching instruments in a drumline, as opposed to the pit.

• (display of virtuosity): battu

• “battery” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Old French baterie, from batre (“to hit”).

• IPA^(key): /ba.tʁi/

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batterie f (plural batteries)

1. (military) battery
2. (music) percussion, drum kit, battery/batterie
3. battery (electricity storing device)
4. (dance) batterie
5. (agriculture) battery

• “batterie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

batterie f

1. plural of batteria

• batterei

Old French baterie.

batterie f (plural batteries)

1. battery (ensemble of artillery)