Why this word is great
BATTERIE — [Noun] A brilliant display of virtuosity in ballet where the dancer's legs open and close rapidly while airborne, creating the illusion of striking together and rebounding; also refers to the percussion section of an orchestra or band, particularly marching instruments in a drumline. Borrowed from French batterie, from battre ("to hit"), ultimately from Latin battuere ("to beat"). Doublet of battery. Unlike "battery" (which sprawls into cold storage cells and artillery) or "pit" (which anchors percussion to stillness), batterie is motion made audible and airborne—a fleeting collision of discipline and abandon. It is the ballerina’s legs scissoring the air like blades, the snare drummer’s wrists flicking precise fire, the way a single word can mean both flight and thunder. Art, at its best, is always a controlled explosion.