local battery (English, noun)
expansion: local battery (plural local batteries)
Senses:
glosses: In telegraphy, the source of power that actuates the telegraphic station recording instruments, as distinguished from the source of power that furnishes current to the line.
glosses: In telephony, a source of local power for a telephone instrument, as opposed to being powered from the central office.
Forms:
form: local batteries
tags: plural