accumulator
noun
a battery that can replace its own electrical charge from stored chemical energy
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Equipment for making and storing electricity
battery
noun
an object that fits into something such as a radio, clock, or car and supplies it with electricity
battery pack
noun
a type of battery used to supply electricity in electrical equipment such as laptop computers and video cameras
solar cell
noun
a piece of equipment that uses the Sun’s energy to produce electricity to make something work
wind farm
noun
a place where wind turbines are used for producing electricity from the power of the wind
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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