batten
Example Sentences
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It was circular, built in yellow sphinx-mined stone with a great domed roof, and with bright painted shutters battened safely closed over the windows.
From Literature
Stay safe this weekend and batten down the hatches.
From MarketWatch
As Scotland prepares to welcome in 2026, some residents will be getting ready to batten down the hatches, with a yellow snow and ice warning in force for much of the country.
From BBC
Banks have looked to batten down the hatches in response.
She said he battened onto “clichés, stock phrases” and the slogans of the Nazi state.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
