English

Noun
en-noun

1. A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
2. nautical A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc used for various purposes aboard ship, esp. one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.
3. In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a Theater.

Translations
trans-top|thin strip of wood used in construction
Finnish: lista, rima
Polish: listwa f
trans-bottom

trans-top|aboard a ship, a long strip that e.g. keeps a sail flat
Finnish: latta
Polish: listwa f
Spanish: filete m
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb

1. nautical to fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.

Derived terms
batten down
batten down the hatches

References
FM 55-501 Marine Crewman�s Handbook

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• 2007-10-12 16:01 - Algrif - /* Derived terms */

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