Narrow strips of wood used to cover joints and/or as decorative vertical members over plywood or wide boards.

"strip of wood (especially used to fasten canvas over ships' hatches)," 1650s, Englished variant of baton "a stick, a staff" (see baton). Nautical use attested from 1769.

"to improve; to fatten," 1590s, probably representing an English dialectal survival of Old Norse batna "improve" (source also of Old English batian, Old Frisian batia, Old High Ger [..]

"to furnish with battens," 1775, from batten (n.); phrase batten down recorded from 1823. Related: Battened; battening.

A pipe, pole, or wooden strip used to support lights. See: Grid.

n. A narrow strip of wood.

Narrow strips of wood used to cover joints or as decorative vertical members over plywood or wide boards.

A reinforcing member attached at right angles to a wood box panel, wood barrel or a wire-bound crate.

A thin, narrow strip of plywood or lumber used to conceal or protect a joint between adjoining pieces of lumber or plywood. Back to Top

(n) a strip fixed to something to hold it firm(n) stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber(v) furnish with battens(v) secure with battens

Narrow strips of wood used to cover joints or as decorative vertical members over plywood or wide boards.

Small thin strips covering joints between wider boards on exterior building surfaces.

Narrow strips of wood used to cover joints or as decorative vertical members over plywood or wide boards.

A rod or strip used to stiffen the leech of a sail; as in: Some mainsails have at least one batten that runs from leech to luff.  

A narrow strip of wood for fairing in lines. Also a stripof wood to fasten objects together. A strip of paulins in place. (Verb) To secure by means of battens, as to “batten down a hatch”.

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A stiff strip used to support the roach of a sail, enabling increased sail area. Or any thin strip of material (wood, plastic etc) which can be used any number of ways

    (1) A long strip of steel that is wedged against the edge of tarpaulins on a hatch to make the hatch watertight; (2) removable wood or steel members used in a ship's holds to keep cargo from [..]

A thin, flexible wooden or plastic strip inserted into a pocket (batten pockets) on the back part (leech) of a sail to stiffen it and assist in keeping its form.

a short piece of wood or plastic inserted in a sail to keep it taut

(1) A thin strip of hard material, such as wood or plastic. (2) Battens are attached to a sail to stiffen it to a more preferred shape. They are placed in pockets sewn into the sail called batten pock [..]

To prepare for inclement weather by securing the closed hatch covers with wooden battens so as to prevent water from entering from any angle.

1. thin, stiff strips of plastic, fiberglass or wood, placed in pockets in the roach & leech of a sail, to assist in keeping the sail's proper airfoil form. On a sailboard sail, battens are u [..]

A thin, flexible wooden or plastic strip inserted into a pocket (batten pockets) on the back part (leech) of a sail to stiffen it and assist in keeping its form.

thin strip of wood or fiber placed against the inner surface of planking at a seam, either to cushion seam ligatures or to act as caulking. FH2004

A long piece of wood need to lash to yards or booms to strengthen them. Thin pieces of hard wood fitted to spars to prevent their being chafed or cut. Thin splines of wood used by draughtsmen to make [..]

 Strips of wood or plastic supporting the sail’s shape

A small timber such as those used to support roof tiles.