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counterbatten

counterbatten is the alternative form of counter batten.

Meaning of counter batten

Noun

counter batten (plural counter battens)

  1. vertical wood strips installed on sloped roofs over which horizontal battens are secured. The primary roof covering is attached or secured to these horizontal battens.

Forms of counterbatten

pluralcounterbattens

Questions about counterbatten

What is counterbatten the alternative form of?
Counterbatten is the alternative form of counter batten.

Words near counterbatten in the dictionary

  1. counterbalancingly
  2. counterbalancings
  3. counterbarrage
  4. counterbarrages
  5. counterbase
  6. counterbatten
  7. counterbattens
  8. counterbattery
  9. counterbeam
  10. counterbeat
  11. counterbeats

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Adapted from Wiktionary: counterbatten (page history and authors); counter batten (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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