counter batten

noun

vertical wood strips installed on sloped roofs over which horizontal battens are secured. The primary roof covering is attached or secured to these horizontal battens.

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Meanings

nouncounter batten (plural counter battens)

plural counter battens · alternative counterbatten

  1. businessvertical wood strips installed on sloped roofs over which horizontal battens are secured. The primary roof covering is attached or secured to these horizontal battens.
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counter batten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter%20batten

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“counter batten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter%20batten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counter batten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter%20batten.

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