English Dictionary

batten

/ˈbætən/

noun

A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.

The carpenter used a batten to secure the boards together.

意味（1）

A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.

意味（2）

(nautical) A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc., used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.

意味（3）

(theater) In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.

意味（4）

The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.