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Meaning of out-of-battery | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

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.
not-comparable
In battery-powered electronics, devoid of any power.
not-comparable

Examples

“An out-of-battery discharge can produce a catastrophic failure of the weapon.”

“My flashlight is out-of-battery.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

out-of-body out-of-college out-of-context out-of-control out-of-course out-of-court