Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweat batten

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: sweat -bat-ten
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the horizontal timbers in a cargo hold that create space between the cargo and the skin of the ship.

Example Sentences

"The outboard bales in each tier should be placed on their edges so that their flats will be presented to the sweat battens. This precaution is necessary to lessen the damage in case of chafage."

Inflected Forms

sweat battens (plural)

Questions

What does sweat batten mean?: Any of the horizontal timbers in a cargo hold that create space between the cargo and the skin of the ship.

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