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Battened meaning
simple past and past participle of batten
Example sentences (6)
He sketches a scene of ‘men, women and children already battened down against the freezing weather by the ubiquitous wearing of hats’.
Sean Power’s side battened down the hatches after shipping four goals to Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central Atlantic coast battened down Wednesday as authorities warned that the country could see its most powerful storm in three decades and urged people to stay indoors.
Buyout firms spent the bulk of the second quarter battened down as they assessed the economic damage of the shutdown on the companies they own… Those in need conserved cash, drew down revolving-credit facilities or sought rescue financing.
Hurricane Isaias slammed into North Carolina bringing life-threatening storm surges and leaving more than 350,000 homes without power, as the US eastern seaboard battened down for flash floods and destructive winds.
Pittard, 76, said he battened up his house and is spending the storm in a nearby duplex behind a group of cottages that a friend owns.