To batten down the hatches

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(Naut.)

to lay tarpaulins over them, and secure them with battens.

See also: Hatch

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Batten batten down Battening preparation			35pm The residents of an Arizona town are forced to batten down the hatches and reach for the flame-throwers when mutant spiders are created by a toxic waste spill but the rampaging arachnids have 11'ed an insatiable appetite for human flesh. MOVIES by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) Byline: PAUL O'HEHIR RICHARD DUNNE is ready to batten down the hatches tomorrow night as he anticipates an attacking onslaught from France. DUNNE'S CASE FOR THE IRISH DEFENCE by The Mirror (London, England) But there is no need to batten down the hatches as the storm is expected to lose its power over the ocean. Prepare for wet, wet, wet Wednesday by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)			To array a panel To arrive at To assert one's self To assign dower To assume the calotte To assure upon To authorize one's self To avail one's self of To avise one's self To back a rope To back a warrant To back an anchor To back and fill To back out To back the field To back the oars To back the sails To back up To back water To bagpipe the mizzen To bake astern To bank a fire To bargain away To bate an ace To batten down To batten down the hatches To be To be a tiptoe To be abroad To be acknown To be acquainted with To be after To be aknow To be all squares To be astern of the reckoning To be at a loss To be at a stand To be at cross-purposes To be at home on any subject To be at loggerheads To be at six and seven To be at square To be at the boiling point To be at the bottom of To be at the heels of To be at the mercy of To be beside one's self To be born in the purple To be brought to bed To be burned out To be confined			To assert one's self To assign dower To assume the calotte To assure upon To authorize one's self To avail one's self of To avise one's self To back a rope To back a warrant To back an anchor To back and fill To back out To back the field To back the oars To back the sails To back up To back water To Backplane Buffer To bagpipe the mizzen To bake astern To bank a fire To bargain away To bate an ace To batten down To batten down the hatches To Be To be a tiptoe To Be Able To To be abroad To Be Absorbed To Be Acknowledged To be acknown To be acquainted with To Be Activated To Be Added To Be Advised To be after To be aknow To be all squares To be announced To be announced To be announced To be announced To Be Announced Later To Be Announced Securities To Be Announced Soon To Be Approved To Be Arranged To Be Assigned To be astern of the reckoning To be at a loss To be at a stand

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