plural of Batten

A surname.

simple past tense and past participle of batten down

simple past tense and past participle of batten down the hatches

(nautical) To close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo. / (transitive) To secure. / (intransitive) To prepare for adversity.

(roofing) vertical wood strips installed on sloped roofs over which horizontal battens are secured. The primary roof covering is attached or secured to these horizontal battens.

A rare, fatal autosomal-recessive neurodegenerative disorder that begins in childhood.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of batten down

present participle of batten down

plural of counter batten