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half-bats

half-bats is the plural of half-bat.

Meaning of half-bat

Noun

half-bat (plural half-bats)

  1. A bat (brick with one whole end) that is exactly half the length of the original brick.
    • To avoid excessive cutting, the bond is arranged as shown in the figure, i.e. two half-bats and a one-brick bonder placed alternately.2006, J. C. Hodge, Malcolm Thorpe, Brickwork for Apprentices, page 97
  2. A half of a battalion.

Questions about half-bats

What is half-bats the plural of?
Half-bats is the plural of half-bat.

Words near half-bats in the dictionary

  1. half-baptisms
  2. half-barrier
  3. half-barriers
  4. half-bat
  5. half-bath
  6. half-bats
  7. half-birthday
  8. half-birthdays
  9. half-blood
  10. half-blooded
  11. half-bloods

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