1 noun CONSTRcaolach masc1 c m usliseog fem2 c m ua batten fencefál sliseoga batten type ladderdréimire caolaigh2 noun NAUT, SAILsparra masc4 c m ubaitín masc4 c m u3 verb CONSTR TRANSITIVEdaingnigh verb c m u4 verb (also batten down) fasten securely TRANSITIVEdaingnigh verb c m uthey battened all the doors with planks of wooddhaingnigh siad na doirse ar fad le cláir adhmaidhe battened down the house for the nightdhaingnigh sé an teach faoi chomhair na hoíche
phrases
to batten down the hatches
1 prepare for difficult situationtú féin a dhéanamh réidhtú féin a réiteach c m u2 NAUT, SAIL on shipna haistí a dhaingniúna haistí a sparradh
