batterie

[ bat-uh-ree; French batuh-ree ]

noun

, Ballet.

, plural bat·te·ries [bat, -, uh, -reez, b, a, t, uh, -, ree].

1. a beating together of the calves or feet during a leap.
2. (in tap dancing) a rapid succession of taps, often compared to drumming or to machine-gun fire.
3. battery ( def 11 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of batterie¹

From French, dating back to 1705–15; battery

Example Sentences

The big cannons—la batterie triomphale—we see behind the moats are those captured in the Napolonic wars.

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How can public virtue keep its ground against such a rush of the raw material, covered by such a batterie de cuisine?

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Quickly is their colossal batterie de cuisine placed on the fire; still more quickly is it emptied.

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In the model kitchen is the exquisite range, with its polished batterie de cuisine.

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And yet, a housewife's batterie de cuisine was of the simplest.

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