Čo znamená batten v angličtine a aká je definícia batten?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť batten výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

batten Význam & definícia

0 a long piece of wood, often attached to something to make that thing stronger
1 to fasten something by fixing pieces of wood onto it:
- The boxes were securely battened before the journey.

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.