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noun

batten

a thin strip of wood or metal fastened across a surface to brace it

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Three example sentences with batten, each labelled with its topic.

  • The carpenter nailed a batten over every seam of the plywood wall so the joints stayed hidden and the panels could not shift.

    Architecture

  • Before the squall hit, the crew lashed a batten across the hatch cover so the canvas could not lift in the wind.

    Travel

  • The framer screwed a wooden batten to the back of the large canvas to keep the stretcher from warping in humid rooms.

    Art

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