battery vs firing

firing vs battery

battery and firing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
battery	Yes	No	No	No
firing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, firing is a hypernym of battery; that is, firing is a word with a broader meaning than battery:

battery: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

Other hypernyms of battery include fire.

battery (noun)	firing (noun)
an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact	the act of setting something on fire
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target	the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series	the act of discharging a gun
a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores	the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
a collection of related things intended for use together
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

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