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n. 1 (context dance English) A brilliant display of virtuosity in which the dancer's legs open and close rapidly while in the air, with the illusion of striking together and rebounding. 2 (context music English) The percussion section of an orchestra or band, the battery; marching instruments in a drumline, as opposed to the pit.
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Usage examples of "batterie".
Chambersburg only two days when Scott ordered him to wait until some regular infantrymen and several batteries of artillery reached him to give spine to his volunteers.
The general was vainly searching for two batteries of artillery he had thought were shortly to arrive.
Once a division received its supplies, the food had to be divided among the brigades, then further separated and sent to the regiments and artillery batteries and cavalry units.
William Nelson Pendleton, had orders to bring his five batteries to Manassas as a single unit.
Tyler had several batteries of guns, each of which usually took up a quarter of a mile of road.
Union army, a mile and a half from the blacksmith shop, Israel Richardson waited with two batteries, backed by his four infantry regiments.
The shop was about halfway between Centreville and the stone bridge, and halfway between Sudley Ford to the north and where Richardson and Davies had placed their batteries to the south.
They suddenly came under a barrage from Yankee batteries on the far side of the turnpike.
Soon Federal artillery batteries would be crossing over to this side, and so would wagons with important ammunition and provisions, and ambulances to carry back the wounded.
He mentioned the two batteries he had in mind, those of Griffin and Ricketts.
But McDowell seems to have said nothing about infantry support for the two batteries he proposed to push against the visible enemy guns that were beginning to arrive and that obviously were going to be defended by an unknown number of rebel infantrymen.
The two batteries were not together when they started, and they took separate routes.
General McDowell ordered Major Barry to send the two batteries to the top of the hill, Barry rode off.
In it will be a compartment for a set of batteries, and there will be a searchlight there.
Under the front seats will be a compartment for more batteries, and there will be a third place under the rear seats, where I will also carry spare wheels and a repair kit.