dead battery

noun

: a battery that has no more electricity

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Plus, a digital battery readout means no more surprises from a dead battery. Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025 Carry equipment for treating injuries, inflating or changing tires or starting a dead battery. Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 Having a wireless charging pad at your office desk will help you effortlessly charge your device and avoid a dead battery. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025 There's also a clip in which one group of robots jettisons a module with a dead battery before picking up a working one. New Atlas, 18 July 2025 Many of the calls were for dead batteries, flat tires, running out of gas or drivers being locked out of their cars. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025 That means flat tires, dead batteries – and lots of traffic. Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 25 May 2025 Here's how to do it: Park a car with a working battery near the one with a dead battery. Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Dead battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20battery. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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