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Type of battery
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dry cell
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In prison terminology a dry cell is a room that prisoners are placed in that lacks any plumbing facilities such as a toilet or shower. In the Federal Bureau of Prisons , a dry cell can be used if a prisoner claims to be unable to urinate for a drug test ...
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n. Any electrochemical cell whose electrolyte is a solid or stiff paste
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n. a small Leclanche cell containing no free liquid; the electrolyte is a paste and the negative zinc pole forms the container of the cell; used in flashlights, portable radios, etc.
Usage examples of dry cell.
We had done so much studying and copying below the glacial level that our battery supply had had at least five hours of nearly continuous use, and despite the special dry cell formula, would obviously be good for only about four more - though by keeping one torch unused, except for especially interesting or difficult places, we might manage to eke out a safe margin beyond that.
It operated on dry cell A and B batteries, but how had the old prospector managed to pull in a signal, down here in a deep canyon?
A nice, dry cell fitted for twenty-five centigrade all year round would be just fight.
A nice, dry cell fitted for twenty-five centigrade all year round would be just right.