batten Значение & определение

Примери за batten

• They are allowed and will be allowed to go on in this country battening upon the sorrows and sacrifices of the men of their country.

• In the case of slum property, where landlords have battened on the housing problem, the property should be taken over and site value paid.

• Where extensive war damage had been done to roofs, these were to be covered with tarpaulins, or roofing felt well battened down.

• Would he do something about these parasites who are battening on the public?

• Areas of the prison are literally battened down at night and nobody ventures in.

• A block grant battening down the activities of local authorities makes the possibilities of expansion difficult for them as time goes on.

• Battens disease is extremely rare, and its prevalence is not precisely known.

• The result is that the mails are put in position, and battens put above, and the remaining cargo placed on board.