Meanings
verbbatten down (third-person singular simple present battens down, present participle battening down, simple past and past participle battened down)
present singular third person battens down · participle present battening down · participle past battened down · past battened down
- nauticalTo close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.
- transitiveTo secure.
- intransitiveTo prepare for adversity.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish tiivistää
- tiivistääto make watertight
Hebrew הִדֵּק בִּפְסִיסִים
- הִדֵּק בִּפְסִיסִים (hidek bifsisim)to make watertight
Russian задра́ивать, задра́ить
- задра́ивать (zadráivatʹ)to make watertight
- задра́ить (zadráitʹ)to make watertight
Cite this entry
APA
batten down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batten%20down
MLA
“batten down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batten%20down. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “batten down,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batten%20down.
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