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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sand battery

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
sand -bat-tery
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unspillable electrochemical battery whose cells use electrolyte soaked sand – typically used to test telegraph cables at sea.

noun

A sand fort equipped with an artillery battery, frequently found in coastal defense, usually having organic infantry attached.

noun

A thermal storage battery which uses sand as the storage medium.

Inflected Forms

sand batteries (plural)

Questions

What does sand battery mean?
An unspillable electrochemical battery whose cells use electrolyte soaked sand – typically used to test telegraph cables at sea.

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