dry cell

noun

: a voltaic cell whose contents are not spillable

called also dry battery

Examples of dry cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Junior Tattoo alarm clock and the same No. 5 Columbia dry cell battery and appeared to have been made by the same hand. Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024 And some who opt for waiting in the dry cell come around to the scanner. James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, 19 Mar. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dry cell was in 1893

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“Dry cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20cell. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

dry cell

noun
: a small battery whose contents cannot be spilled
a dry cell for a flashlight

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