batten

Example Sentences

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Cubans rushed to evacuate coastal towns, batten down homes and secure fishing boats as Idalia lingered for hours on Monday near the western end of the Caribbean island nation.

From Reuters

Cubans rushed to evacuate coastal towns, batten down homes and tie down fishing boats as Idalia made landfall on the island nation shortly after 2 p.m. local time.

From Reuters

Their farm animals — Delilah, a pig; Comet, a miniature donkey; and Star, a miniature horse — were battened down in their pens and rode out the storm safely.

From Los Angeles Times

While some were scrambling to batten down the hatches, however, others were taking a different approach.

From Los Angeles Times

"Other parts of the business, we're just battening down the hatches and trying to make it work."

From BBC