battery assault and battery | an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact |
barrage barrage fire battery bombardment shelling | the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target, they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops, the shelling went on for hours without pausing |
agribusiness agriculture factory farm | a large-scale farming enterprise |
livestock stock farm animal | any animals kept for use or profit |
farm horse dobbin | a quiet plodding workhorse |
A battery | the battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube |
c acid back breaker battery-acid dose dot Elvis loony toons Lucy in the sky with diamonds pane superman window pane Zen | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide |
battery electric battery | a device that produces electricity, may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series |
battery stamp battery | a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores |
B battery | battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube |
c Bedlam booby hatch crazy house cuckoo's nest funny farm funny house loony bin madhouse nut house nuthouse sanatorium snake pit | pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
car battery automobile battery | a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle, usually a -volt battery of six cells, the heart of the car's electrical system |
C battery | battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum tube |
charger battery charger | a device for charging or recharging batteries |
chicken farm | farm where chickens are raised for sale |
dairy dairy farm | a farm where dairy products are produced |
dry battery | a voltaic battery consisting of two or more dry cells |
farm | workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit, it takes several people to work the farm |
farm building | a building on a farm |
farm machine | a machine used in farming |
farmplace farm-place farmstead | a farm together with its buildings |
fat farm | a health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight |
fish farm | a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food |
flashlight battery | a small dry battery containing dry cells, used to power flashlights |
grid storage-battery grid | a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material |
home-farm | a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment |
lead-acid battery lead-acid accumulator | a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte, each cell generates about volts |
nickel-iron battery nickel-iron accumulator | a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide, each cell gives about . volts |
piggery pig farm | a farm where pigs are raised or kept |
pot farm | a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest) |
quartz battery quartz mill | a stamp mill for stamping quartz |
ranch spread cattle ranch cattle farm | farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) |
sewage farm | a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage |
solar array solar battery solar panel | electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells |
storage battery accumulator | a voltaic battery that stores electric charge |
stud farm | a farm where horses are bred |
truck farm truck garden | a farm where vegetables are grown for market |
voltaic battery galvanic battery | battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel |
wind farm wind park wind energy facility | a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity |
work camp prison camp prison farm | a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects |
farm bill | a statute that would regulate farm production and prices |
cottage cheese pot cheese farm cheese farmer's cheese | mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk |
battery | a collection of related things intended for use together, took a battery of achievement tests |
collective farm | a farm operated collectively |
battery | a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher |
farm team farm club | a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball) |
battery | group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place |
Farm Credit System FCS | a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses, originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers |
tank farm | an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks |
tree farm | a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use |