"sand battery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sand batteries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sand battery (plural sand batteries)
  1. (electronics, historical) An unspillable electrochemical battery whose cells use electrolyte soaked sand – typically used to test telegraph cables at sea. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Electronics
  2. (military, historical) A sand fort equipped with an artillery battery, frequently found in coastal defense, usually having organic infantry attached. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-sand_battery-en-noun-eFl1ZRHY Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (thermodynamics, industrial planning) A thermal storage battery which uses sand as the storage medium. Categories (topical): Thermodynamics
    Sense id: en-sand_battery-en-noun-G0jVa407 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 28 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 30 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 29 56 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics

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