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sweat battens

sweat battens is the plural of sweat batten.

Meaning of sweat batten

Noun

sweat batten (plural sweat battens)

  1. Any of the horizontal timbers in a cargo hold that create space between the cargo and the skin of the ship.
    • 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.2024, Robert J. Meurn, Marine Cargo Operations

Questions about sweat battens

What is sweat battens the plural of?
Sweat battens is the plural of sweat batten.

Words near sweat battens in the dictionary

  1. sweat angel
  2. sweat angels
  3. sweat bath
  4. sweat baths
  5. sweat batten
  6. sweat battens
  7. sweat bee
  8. sweat bees
  9. sweat blood
  10. sweat box
  11. sweat boxes

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