plural of battening

A surname.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of batten down

plural of counter batten

Third-person singular simple present indicative form 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.

simple past tense and past participle of batten down

present participle of batten down