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Nouns (11)

battery

n. a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests"

battery

n. a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

battery

n. group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

electric battery

n. a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series

stamp battery

n. a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores

assault, assault and battery

n. a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped

bombardment, barrage, shelling, barrage fire

n. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"

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Fuzzynyms (16)

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

array

n. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"

series

n. similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"

heist, holdup, stickup, armed robbery

n. robbery at gunpoint

assault

n. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

cannonade, drumfire

n. intense and continuous artillery fire

blitz

n. a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

attack, onslaught, onset, onrush

n. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"

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