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   What does Batten mean?

   • （常用於加固的）板條，扣板, 掛瓦條, 在某物上釘板條以作加固… （常用于加固的）板条，扣板, 挂瓦条, 给某物钉板条以加固… alfarjía… ripa… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! BATTEN definition: 1. a long piece of wood, often attached to something to make that thing stronger 2. to fasten….

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   What is a batten on a boat?

   • A batten is a strip of wood or metal that's used to provide structure to a roof or wall or as a support for a sail or hatch on a ship. On a boat, one flexible type of batten supports the shape of the mainsail, and another batten is a sturdy bar that keeps the hatch securely closed during a storm.

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   What does a batten do?

   • A batten is a long strip of wood that is fixed to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm. ...a batten to support the base timbers. If something is battened in place, it is made secure by having battens fixed across it or being closed firmly. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does Batten a skeleton mean?

   • A skeleton battened on by kites and crows. figurative. To thrive, grow fat, prosper ( esp. in a bad sense, at the expense or to the detriment of another); to gratify a morbid mental craving. And with these thoughts so battens, as if Fate Would be as easily cheated on, as he. That religion should batten with blood.

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   What is a pipe batten used for?

   • Also called pipe batten. a length of metal pipe hung from the gridiron, for suspending scenery or equipment, as drops, flats, or lighting units. a narrow strip of lumber for constructing, reinforcing, or joining flats. a similar strip attached to a drop to keep it flat or taut. to furnish or bolster with battens.

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   What is battens disease?

   • Battens disease is extremely rare, and its prevalence is not precisely known. The result is that the mails are put in position, and battens put above, and the remaining cargo placed on board. Such a spectacle is obscene, like a lot of flies battening on a carcase. Meanwhile, we have battened down the hatches and the ship remains on course.

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   BATTEN definition: 1. a long piece of wood, often attached to something to make that thing stronger 2. to fasten…. Learn more.

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   noun. 1. a. British : a piece of lumber used especially for flooring. b. : a thin narrow strip of lumber used especially to seal or reinforce a joint. 2. : a strip, bar, or support resembling or used similarly to a batten (as in a sail) batten.

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   1. a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing. 2. a transverse iron or steel strip supporting the flooring strips of a metal fire escape.

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   noun. a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing. a transverse iron or steel strip supporting the flooring strips of a metal fire escape. Nautical.

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   batten. (ˈbætən) n. 1. (Building) a sawn strip of wood used in building to cover joints, provide a fixing for tiles or slates, support lathing, etc. 2. (Building) a long narrow board used for flooring. 3. (Nautical Terms) a narrow flat length of wood or plastic inserted in pockets of a sail to give it proper shape.

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   2 days ago · A batten is a strip of wood or metal that's used to provide structure to a roof or wall or as a support for a sail or hatch on a ship. On a boat, one flexible type of batten supports the shape of the mainsail, and another batten is a sturdy bar that keeps the hatch securely closed during a storm.

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   What does the verb batten mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb batten , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.