AA battery

noun

: a battery that is typically used in small electronic devices and that is standardized at 51 mm in length and roughly 14 mm in diameter

called also AA, AA cell, double-A, double-A battery

Examples of AA battery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs said in a statement that the pagers were likely modified since the battery used in them has only the capacity of a AA battery. Greg McKenna, Fortune Asia, 18 Sep. 2024 Walmart will get the $30 Sprinter, the only motorized blaster in the line, which takes six AA batteries and has a 16-dart detachable magazine and semi-auto firing. Sean Hollister, The Verge, 6 June 2024 The country artist known simply as Ernest is a couple of cocktails deep on a recent afternoon in the rooftop garden of West Hollywood’s Soho House, a diamond pendant the size of a AA battery nestled within the open neck of his blue western shirt. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024 Recommended for infants 6 months and up, this toy requires 3 AA batteries (not included). Maya Polton, Parents, 11 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for AA battery 

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Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of AA battery was in 1961

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“AA battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AA%20battery. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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