batten

Example Sentences

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So, the usual protocols apply: Get boats out of the water, gas up cars, stock the pantry and batten down the hatches.

From Seattle Times

There is an entablature of shingles resting on the board and batten siding, forming the interior walls.

From Seattle Times

“If it’s real windy today, batten your hatches.”

From Seattle Times

And so I remain, battened down at home and left to watch Virgin Galactic's spaceship program from a distance.

From Washington Post

Tarrasch was a champion of classical chess ideas, but here he violates a big one, launching a queenside attack in this Queen’s Pawn Game without battening down the center.

From Washington Times