dry battery

That, in fact, was how this whole miserable business over the dry batteries started.

It has been largely superseded by the dry battery, though they both work on the same principle.

The trouble with a dry battery is that, except on the outside, it isn't really dry.

But if you will recall our original conversation on the subject of dry batteries, the feasibility of the project was always in question.

The electric current for ignition was supplied by dry batteries for starting.

There was a dry battery in the post of the telephone.

Keep the camera as dry and warm as possible - batteries run out quicker in low temperatures.

I told him that in theory a dry battery was just a curled darling and no mistake, but when it come to practice, sho!

Later tubes had 1.4 volt filaments to run from dry batteries.

Tom soon returned with the portable electric lamp, operated by dry batteries.