"in battery" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} in battery
  1. (firearms) Of a firearm, in the firing position after recovery from the recoil of a previous discharge. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-in_battery-en-prep_phrase-Zcr6ajUB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

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