dead battery

noun

: a battery that has no more electricity

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The object ended up being part of a cargo pallet that was loaded with 5,800 pounds (2,630 kilograms) of dead batteries and jettisoned from the ISS in March 2021. Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025 The iPhone case is even sealed to prevent consumers from changing their own dead batteries. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2010

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“Dead battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20battery. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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