batten down
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
batten down (third-person singular simple present battens down, present participle battening down, simple past and past participle battened down)
- (nautical) To close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.
- (transitive) To secure.
- (intransitive) To prepare for adversity.
Usage notes[edit]
- In transitive senses the object may appear before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must be before the particle.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to make watertight
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References[edit]
- FM 55-501 Marine Crewman's Handbook.