Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out-of-battery

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: out--of--bat-tery
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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.

adj

In battery-powered electronics, devoid of any power.

Example Sentences

"An out-of-battery discharge can produce a catastrophic failure of the weapon."
"My flashlight is out-of-battery."

Inflected Forms

out of battery (alternative)

Questions

What does out-of-battery mean?: 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.

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