"car battery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: car batteries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} car battery (plural car batteries)
  1. (automotive) A 12-volt battery used to run the electric starter motor in order to ignite the internal combustion engine of an automobile, and power accessories when the engine is off and the alternator is not turning. Categories (topical): Automotive Synonyms: automotive battery, automobile battery, starter battery Translations (battery used to start the engine of an automobile): Autobatterie [feminine] (German), bilbatteri [neuter] (Swedish)

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