| 单词 | batten down |
| 例句 | You’re doing the Castros a disservice, particularly Mrs. Castro, who is worrying after her daughter 24-7, in prescribing this under siege, batten down the hatches mentality. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Until we figure out what this is and how it might manifest, if it hasn’t already, I do think it’s appropriate that the Castros “batten down the hatches,” as you so delicately put it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Reorganizing sickbay and battening down the storage area took them most of the day, but Piper didn’t mind. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Thoughts she did not like wormed in from the sides, from beneath, through the cracks, from places she had battened down. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Once the gate was opened, others flooded in and began battening down for the thirty-six-hour vigil. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That no one could have understood that they would be the target of monthly hurricanes pinballing up the Mississippi Alley, gunning for anything that didn’t have the sense to batten down, float, or go underground. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Ma headed out to bring in the other animals and batten down the house. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z But his closeness to Furie also meant having to batten down his impulses to defend his friend when interview subjects critiqued him or said cruel things. In PBS' "Feels Good Man," Pepe the Frog is the "superhero" who gets vindication 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z A rash of scripted summer thrillers cautions viewers to batten down the hatches. Summer TV: It should come with danger warnings 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, in case Brown is worried, he should know that in Los Angeles County health officials are battening down the hatches, and as of Monday the area was Ebola-free. Chris Brown, Ebola truther? The singer has a theory about the disease 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z And that's as exciting as it gets because thereafter, despite that titular quote from The Tempest and all that suggestive battening down of hatches, Petronio delivers a flat calm. Stephen Petronio Company; Onegin ? review 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z And there are those that batten down the hatches. London Men’s Wear: Burberry, McQueen and Others Puncture the Fashion Bubble 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z The District battened down the hatches, shielding the windows of its CVSes and banks and Washington Sports Clubs, and voted quietly as if nothing was amiss. The day that never ended 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z “The people that are in the most jeopardy now can start to get prepared. It’s like battening down for a hurricane.” Trump Preparedness: Digital Security 101 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z You and your friends better batten down the hatches, cause when it hits you’re all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.” TIME's Review of The Dark Knight Rises: To the Depths, To the Heights 2012-07-16T16:59:05Z "The late 80s, early 90s was a period when it battened down the hatches, became a cottage industry just pandering to itself." Go back to go forward: the resurgence of prog rock 2010-07-22T22:00:00Z If this new book lacks some of the range and depth and allusiveness of that earlier book, well, she has battened down certain hatches. Scorching, Sophisticated New Work From Two of America’s Leading Poets 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z When a storm approaches, do you batten down the hatches or uncork the bottles? 7 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z But for Eve it offers potential liberation, a pass into a world of unfiltered desire and a chance to unlock parts of the self long battened down. Why Mrs Fletcher is the most underrated show on TV right now 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z We want to batten down the hatches against the treacherous weather outside, preserve our energies, lay on fat. Human hibernation: the restoring effects of hiding away in winter 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z The stated reason for this battening down of hatches is that the Royal Opera doesn’t want the piece prejudged by speculative, sensationalist gossip before it has appeared. Far From Valhalla: A Tabloid Star Is Joining The Sisterhood Of the Fallen 2011-02-13T01:06:18Z But, for all the optimism of that summer, it was the year when dance battened down the hatches against a perfect storm of cuts: to arts council funding, local authority grants and regional development agencies. The best dance of 2012: Luke Jennings's choice 2012-12-15T23:00:02Z Gove's central curriculum is designed to batten down and to proscribe. From Hare to Hytner: leading cultural figures oppose the EBacc 2012-12-14T22:50:00Z I figured I should batten down the hatches; cling to the familiar. The kiss that ended my engagement 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z "Investors are battening down the hatches and looking at how to make their portfolios more defensive," McMillan added. Cryptoverse: Winter is coming as ether funds flounder in fall 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z As with prior influential political narratives, weekends tend to be nervy periods when markets are closed or illiquid and Fridays a time for battening down hatches just in case. Morning Bid: MidEast tension keeps markets on edge 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z But Maryland’s defense would batten down three plays later, hurrying McCord and causing an intentional grounding penalty. Early Maryland lead gives way to Harrison Jr., No. 4 Ohio State late in 37-17 loss 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Cubans rushed to evacuate coastal towns, batten down homes and secure fishing boats as Idalia lingered for hours on Monday near the western end of the Caribbean island nation. Hurricane Idalia strengthens as it churns towards Florida 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Cubans rushed to evacuate coastal towns, batten down homes and tie down fishing boats as Idalia made landfall on the island nation shortly after 2 p.m. local time. Storm Idalia to intensify into major hurricane ahead of Florida landfall 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Their farm animals — Delilah, a pig; Comet, a miniature donkey; and Star, a miniature horse — were battened down in their pens and rode out the storm safely. A rumbling. A groan. A wicked sound. Then a wall of mud and water brings destruction 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z While some were scrambling to batten down the hatches, however, others were taking a different approach. Hurricane Hilary threatens 'catastrophic' flooding as it storms into Southern California 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z "Other parts of the business, we're just battening down the hatches and trying to make it work." Tom Kerridge: Hospitality strain like 'walking uphill, on glass, barefoot' 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Several companies have trimmed their headcount to batten down the hatches in anticipation of a potential economic downturn later in the year. KPMG to cut 5% of US jobs in fresh round of layoffs 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z JPMorgan's investment banking unit's poor run continued in the quarter, with revenues down 57% as corporate executives battened down the hatches to prepare for a potential recession instead of spending on deals. Wall Street banks stockpile funds for possible recession, show resilience 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The investment banking unit's poor run continued in the quarter, with revenues down 57% as corporate executives battened down the hatches to prepare for a potential recession instead of spending on deals. JPMorgan sets aside $1.4 bln for sour loans, profit beats estimates 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Across Europe’s largest economy, people are stocking up and battening down. Germany’s Energy Crisis Is a Cue to Chop Wood and Stock Up 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Banks have gone from watching the clouds roll in to battening down the hatches, as Morgan Stanley becomes the latest on Wall Street to make cuts to its work force. An Activist Investor Takes on BlackRock Over E.S.G. 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Last month Amazon's founder and chairman Jeff Bezos warned that the US economy was sending a signal to "batten down the hatches". Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according to LinkedIn posts 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Founder Jeff Bezos, who has stepped down as chief executive but remains chairman of the board, has said on social media that it was a time to "batten down the hatches". Amazon 'prepares mass job cuts' as sales slow - reports 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z “With consumers battening down the hatches for a tough winter and the government proposing substantial tax rises and spending cuts, we think the economy will shrink again” in the fourth quarter,” he said. UK economy shrinks as economists warn of more pain to come 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z It had "been battened down pretty heavily", he added. Inside the capture of a Russian oligarch's superyacht 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Amazon signaled that it was likely to follow the advice of its founder Jeff Bezos, who tweeted last week that it was time to “batten down the hatches.” Elon Musk Faces Another Big Decision at Twitter 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Jeff Bezos spoke up on Twitter this month, writing “the probabilities in this economy tell you to batten down the hatches.” Amazon stock has double-digit drop as it prepares to ‘tighten its belt’ 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who remains chairman of the company, recently warned about the signals coming from the economy, writing on Twitter that it was time to "batten down the hatches". Investors dump Amazon as economy concerns grow 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Politicians need to stop finger-pointing and deflecting — and start battening down the hatches. Opinion | Recession warnings are growing. Almost no one is prepared. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z On social media, the billionaire wrote that the economy was sending a signal to "batten down the hatches". Amazon's Jeff Bezos in economy warning: 'Batten down hatches' 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z As a fierce windstorm strafes the gorge and we scatter to batten down our tents, I catch a glimpse of a lion, a Nordic queen and Pippi Longstocking calmly cooking us dinner. In Idaho, R & R means rapids and relaxation 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z As Hurricane Ian batters parts of Florida, investors are once again battening down the hatches to protect themselves from the storm of financial stress and volatility ripping through world markets. Morning Bid: Kickin' up a storm 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z “They want to really try to batten down the hatches on cost so they can get the bottom line looking better,” Saunders said. Target’s and Walmart’s holiday plans? Discount early and discount often. 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Dozens of flights had already been postponed as coastal areas battened down in anticipation of the storm. Shanghai typhoon: Flights cancelled as China's biggest city braces for storm 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Yep, the probabilities in this economy tell you to batten down the hatches. Amazon's Jeff Bezos in economy warning: 'Batten down hatches' 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z For this rarefied group, Truss’s promise of tax cuts is more alluring than stark warnings that Britain needs to batten down the hatches. Your Friday Briefing 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z To this rarefied slice of the electorate, Ms. Truss’ promise of tax cuts is more alluring than stark warnings that Britain needs to batten down the hatches before an approaching storm. As Soaring Prices Roil Britain, Its Leader Vacations and a Likely Successor Sidesteps the Issue 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z “There’s a decent amount of Maryland Republicans who don’t understand there’s a tidal wave of liberal insanity heading at them. And instead of battening down the hatches, they opened the front door.” Where does Larry Hogan go from here? 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Every few days, a new report appears to give a wildly different impression of where things stand — and whether Americans should be basking in the boomtimes or battening down the hatches. Opinion | Is the economy good or bad? In a word: Yes. 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z One was to "batten down the hatches" and one was that "we need to be more open" about everything that was known. Chris Pincher: Tory MPs ask how long ministers can tolerate government lies 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z We wanted to batten down the hatches, not open ourselves up to write an emotional show about trauma. COVID, isolation, fires and panic attacks. The real-life 'Maid' still had it worse 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z We could have just hunkered down, battened down the hatches and hoped for the best. An Optimist at the Helm of IBM 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z “Yesterday was just kind of one of those days where you have to batten down the hatches,” Lowry said. Harold Varner III shoots 63 to take RBC Heritage lead 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z "We see a leader who's really battening down and hardening his country for this struggle to overtake the United States as the world's leading power," he added, referring to Xi. As Russia attacks Ukraine, China eyes the Indo-Pacific -Australia intelligence boss 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Another said: "We are all battening down the hatches... it's indefensible" Downing Street party: No 10 staff joked about party amid lockdown restrictions 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Now, with the emergence of the Omicron variant, Japan, along with Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia and South Korea, is quickly battening down again. As World Shuts Borders to Stop Omicron, Japan Offers a Cautionary Tale 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Logically, one would have thought this would be the perfect time to batten down the hatches and try to make the best of a bad job. The toxic battle ripping Barcelona apart 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, in China, officials are battening down the hatches against new outbreaks. China had a head start on coronavirus vaccinations. It’s now falling behind the West. 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z He added that those at the hospital "send their warmest wishes to the nation as they too, batten down the hatches to celebrate a socially distanced Christmas". Covid vaccine: Chelsea Pensioners receive jab 'gift' 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z My husband and I are battening down for a long winter. Opinion | ‘Gram, Are You Sad?’ This Year, We’re Spending the Holidays Alone 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z And like Michigan, many of those universities are now looking to batten down their hatches for the winter and spring semesters. After a ‘Covid Semester,’ the University of Michigan Gets Tougher on the Virus 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Sarah Manowitz, responsible for four bars in the city’s French Quarter, saw too it that windows have been boarded up, and she’s battened down her own house and filled her tub with water. As 2 storms menace Gulf Coast, residents brace for deluge 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z “The new story is that the economy is slowing and I think the businesses are battening down the hatch,” he said. California’s jobless rate improves; economy still struggling 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z The former battened down the hatches; the latter frantically tried to assess just how much danger we were hiding from. Opinion | Don’t just look at covid-19 fatality rates. Look at people who survive — but don’t entirely recover. 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z To the protesters, the men inside the battened down courthouse are at best thoughtless political minions, at worst murderous henchmen. On Portland’s streets: Anger, fear, and a fence that divides 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z While New Zealand was battened down, testing — which in March had been restricted to people with travel histories and clear symptoms — was rapidly stepped up. New Zealand edges back to normal after quashing coronavirus in 49 days 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z With continuing uncertainty about how long the coronavirus pandemic will keep Bay State residents battened down, two lawmakers are looking ahead to the fall elections and proposing a solution. Editorial Roundup: New England 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z It seemed to me that this scenario Vicino had outlined, the haves battening down the hatches against the have-nots, was in some basic sense how the world essentially was, only more so. Real estate for the apocalypse: my journey into a survival bunker 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z By the end of Thursday, the rush to batten down the hatches was so intense it seemed that all of America, the country founded upon visions of openness and freedom, was closing down. Unprepared America wakes up to coronavirus, gradually then all at once 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z The Astros battened down the hatches for what they hope will be the last few days of vocal, widespread scorn. José Altuve shows off his tattoo as the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal takes a reality-TV turn 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z News Corp itself battened down the hatches on Wednesday, with management in Sydney and New York declining to comment on the Murdoch scion’s comments. James Murdoch's attack on News Corp and Fox News has not been discussed by board, director says 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Board up the windows and batten down the hatches, Pats fans. Nashville meteorologist warns of "Super Titan Storm" set to hit New England this weekend - Golf Digest 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Here are some easy but effective ways to batten down those digital hatches and surf more securely and confidently. 10 ways to protect your privacy online | Provided by Surfshark 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Only a revving up on one side and a battening down on the other. Virginia Democrats out of the gate quickly with bills for next year: ERA, gun control, voting access 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z “So our message to residents now is to batten down the hatches and be prepared for the worst.” South Carolina scrambles ahead of Dorian's storm surge 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Lime, Uber’s scooter company Jump, and Bird say they are prepared to batten down the hatches in all the cities in which they operate. Lime, Jump, Bird pledge to remove their Miami scooters to avoid flying menaces 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z With all of the recent talk about recession, is it time now for a business owner to start battening down the hatches, cutting overhead, delaying expansion plans and trimming investments? Business owners, there's no need to be concerned over a recession – for now | Gene Marks 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z I battened down the hatches and got into bed. Chasing the Aurora Borealis 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z “There’s an element of us battening down the hatches.” The ordinary boys: how Ed Sheeran-inspired troubadours swept the charts 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z The majority of attendees sleep in tents battened down with large spikes to stop them being blown away during sandstorms. On the fury road: the Mad Max-inspired desert festival – in pictures 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The Communist Party, Mr. Xi told the officials, faces major risks on all fronts and must batten down the hatches. 2019 Is a Sensitive Year for China. Xi Is Nervous. 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z But each is battening down the hatches and bracing for a storm. Hurricane Donald hits the midterm campaign trail – expect a bumpy ride 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z When the test was over, technicians counted 20 screws loose out of 1,000 of them that are needed to batten down a thin material covering the sun shield. NASA’s next great space telescope is stuck on Earth after screwy errors 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z When a surprise storm rolls through, and you’re pregnant, you must still wake up, batten down the hatches, and tie gear down on deck. People rush to boats in Ballard to dodge Seattle’s crazy housing market — but there’s no more room 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Here, too, states are battening down their computer networks. How West Virginia Is Trying to Build Hacker-Proof Voting 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z I'm sure they will, particularly how essential that will be to their future finances.But do tell me exactly how FB is harming me in particular, and why I should batten down those hatches. Facebook Falls From Grace, and Investors’ Stock Holdings Tumble Too 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z United, he reckoned, had begun more adventurously before a lack of options forced them to batten down the hatches. Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Officials say Thursday’s dry morning and afternoon hours are a good time for folks to get supplies and batten down the hatches. Big coastal storm set to bring heavy rain, high wind, floods 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Officials say Thursday’s dry morning and afternoon hours are a good time for folks to get supplies and batten down the hatches. Big coastal storm set to bring heavy rain, high wind, floods 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z The 26-year-old Romanian world number one, still without a grand slam title, trailed 3-0 but battened down the hatches to reel off the next nine games on her way to a first Melbourne semi-final. Tennis: Halep roars back to dismantle Pliskova 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Rather than hiding their drinks and battening down the hatches in preparation for riotous crowds, as they would have done in previous elections, traders in West Point have them out for sale. After stability under Sirleaf, Liberians long for more from next leader 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Beijing appears to be battening down the hatches ahead of the Communist Party’s 19th National Congress next month, a time when party leaders hope to keep distractions to a minimum. China Clamps Down on Ironman, WhatsApp and Tibet 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Mary Anne Marsh, a Democratic consultant, said Trump appears to be battening down with his base in anticipation of fallout from the special counsel’s investigation into Russian meddling in last year’s election. In action after action, Trump appeals primarily to his dwindling base 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z "We just batten down the hatches until it does rain". Stonehenge: Australia's forgotten farmers 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z The 26-year-old Romanian world number one, still without a grand slam title, trailed 3-0 but battened down the hatches to reel off the next nine games on her way to a first Melbourne semi-final. Tennis: Halep roars back to dismantle Pliskova 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Algeria’s generals responded by closing their borders, battening down the edges, and retreating into huffy isolation. Morocco and Algeria keep building more barriers 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z “The biggest advantage for these Republicans is that the election is still 18 months away and there is still time to batten down the hatches,” Wasserman wrote. Analysis | A Republican weak spot in 2018: Longtime lawmakers in shifting districts 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z “I can’t imagine any time in your life when you buckle down more and kind of batten down the hatches more than when you’re going through that with your wife,” Baldwin said. Alec Baldwin: Trump is ‘Saturday Night Live’ head writer 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z "We just batten down the hatches until it does rain". Stonehenge: Australia's forgotten farmers 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Even if the council were to take action, President Bashar Assad and his top officials are battened down in Damascus, making their arrests difficult, to say the least. Syria war loaded with atrocities, but justice just a distant hope 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z And even if the Council were to take action, President Bashar al-Assad and his top officials are battened down in Damascus, making their arrests difficult, to say the least. Assad Opponents Seek Justice for Syria’s War Victims 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z In the short-term, Wenger and the club will batten down the hatches and work towards getting a win at Middlesbrough next Monday night. Arsenal’s latest bruising beating leaves Arsène Wenger at point of no return 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z "I am trying to batten down the hatches," she said. U.S. investors brace for mounting political risks as they decode Trump 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Unsheathe your sword and batten down the hatches. WSU coach Mike Leach on SEC offenses: 'One hand grenade can kill everybody' 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z But Florida, especially, has been warned to batten down, and much of the East Coast is preparing for powerful winds and storm surge as well as torrential rain. As Hurricane Matthew Nears U.S., Residents Get Warning: Prepare 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Southeast battened down the hatches as Hurricane Matthew approached the coast. Seaports Prepare For Hurricane Matthew 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z "This is when we get the best waves," he said, but added he would be bringing in his outdoor tables and "battening down the hatches" to ride out the storm. Matthew Strengthens to Category 5 Storm Headed for Jamaica, Cuba 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z In effect, the government is battening down the hatches in preparation for hard times. A New Measure for China’s Economy: The ‘Repression Index’ 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The auto-sales cycle may be turning stormy, but that doesn’t mean it is time to batten down the hatches. Why Nissan Is Priced Right for a Tough Environment 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z And in an environment where energy companies are battening down the hatches, a boosted dividend holds that much more cachet. Exxon Mobil Still Has Fuel in the Tank 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Xi is battening down the hatches because he fears opponents created by his drive for power see the coming economic storm as a chance to hobble or undermine him. How one brave woman is taking on growing might of China’s censors 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Rather than trying to lend more to compensate, they are simply battening down the hatches and making credit less available and more expensive. Japan Is a Disturbing Cautionary Tale for America and the World 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z When the group was asked how they would feel if Trump became president, responses ranged from “oh no!” to “batten down the hatches” to “I hope it’s one term.” SC GOP voters size up Trump, rest of 2016 field 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The Monday he returned to Newfield’s suburban Houston headquarters, he assembled senior executives and told them to batten down the hatches. While Other Energy Firms Flounder, Newfield Shares Surge 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Airports, school and public buildings and hotels were closed or battened down into makeshift shelters. Hurricane Patricia makes landfall as Mexico braces for devastating storm 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z And city officials are battening down the hatches in case. New York Today: Eyes on the Hurricane 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Some of Clinton's voters have hurried to batten down the hatches, an approach common to tumultuous campaigns waged by both Clintons. California Republicans echo U.S. trends, favoring outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z When the group was asked how they would feel if Trump became president, responses ranged from “oh no!” to “batten down the hatches” to “I hope it’s one term.” SC GOP voters size up Trump, rest of 2016 field 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Or will they batten down the hatches and persist on the same course? For China, a Plunge and a Reckoning 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z OK, batten down the hatches and prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of political advertising as the 2016 presidential race fires up and barrels across the nation. Inside the Beltway: John Kasich: Last but not least 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z She says her windows are locked and her house is battened down. The Latest on prison escape: Billboards display mugshots 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Some business owners are battening down the hatches as they wait for the next few days to unfold. Empty Streets New Threat to Businesses in Baltimore 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine — Ukrainian soldiers rattled along the snowy streets here in armored personnel carriers with the hatches battened down, their helmeted heads safely below plates of steel. Rebels Set Sights on Small Eastern Ukraine Town 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z They said that southern New England must batten down for an unusual weather event - a great white whale of a storm. In the eye of the snowstorm 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The once-separate worlds of “television” and “online video” are going to collide this year, so it’s no surprise Netflix is battening down the hatches with a big rollout of exclusive original shows. 2015 Will Be the Year Netflix Goes 'Full HBO' 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z A “batten down the hatches” mentality where, if we don’t agree with another’s viewpoint or find it threatening, we tend to ostracize not only that person but the entire group we see them as representing? Can Christians Handle Diversity? 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z After all, it will be much easier for Broad and Anderson to come into a team that has built up some confidence than one that is battening down the hatches after another morale-sapping loss. 'Tour may raise World Cup questions' 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z "All of a sudden it was a case of batten down the hatches. All in a couple of days." The time when spy agencies officially didn't exist 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z So batten down the hatches, folks, for alarmism is on it way. Inside the Beltway: Brace for the climate change mega-storm 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Vladimir Putin risks becoming an international pariah over the Ukraine crisis but the Russian president is battening down the hatches for the gathering economic and political storm. Putin may have passed point of no-return over Ukraine 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z He battened down the hatches on his serve, quickening the pace and winning a glut of free points to increase the pressure. Wimbledon 2014: Roger Federer battles back to beat Stan Wawrinka 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z I have two answers in response: batten down the hatches and get ready for the long haul; or stay home. Making Progress at the U.S.-China S&ED: Go Strategic or Stay Home 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z “His instinct is to batten down the hatches” and say, “ ‘I’m sticking with my guys.’ Paul Has Ideas, but His Backers Want 2016 Plan 2014-03-22T22:34:37Z Instead, firms are patching together their own security protocols and technology to batten down the hatches on what — and what can’t — be shared over mobile networks. 7 Israeli Security Companies Who Could Help Putin Protect the Sochi Olympics 2014-01-29T12:45:00Z “This really starts and stops at JPMorgan’s compliance department in New York battening down the hatches under all this regulatory scrutiny,” one of the people briefed on the Tianhe deal said. DealBook: JPMorgan Bows Out of Hong Kong I.P.O. 2014-01-21T16:28:44Z We knew we'd need to batten down the hatches and throw our bodies in front of things. Heroics down to desire - Morton boss 2013-09-24T22:58:29Z The councillors said it would mean closing the whole of the main street and shop windows would have to be battened down. Rolling Stones gig that never was 2013-09-21T10:40:33Z As the storm loomed, recalled Mr. Hirschfeld, the owner of the rental, he went out to check on the house and make sure everything was battened down. Back in Hamptons, Clintons Get to Work on Their Vacation 2013-08-22T14:58:37Z Hong Kong residents battened down the hatches on Wednesday as Typhoon Utor, said to be this year's strongest typhoon globally, made its way towards the territory. In pictures: Typhoon Utor 2013-08-14T06:33:15Z The message being transmitted by the state media here is that it is time to batten down the hatches and defend The Motherland from outside interference. Russia's ambiguous view of the West 2013-06-21T08:13:04Z The economic and the political implications of this collective battening down of the hatches are daunting. Coalitions and austerity: Britain better get used to them 2013-06-13T07:00:10Z As quickly as possible, the chains were loosened and the hatch was opened, then battened down again. Racing the Clock and a Storm: A Way of Life in Tornado Alley 2013-05-24T03:20:52Z Stoke battened down the hatches in a bid to withstand wave after wave of Tottenham attacks. Stoke City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur 2013-05-12T14:39:01Z "When everyone is battening down the hatches," she says, "grow." 9 Lessons to Disrupt an Industry 2013-04-12T18:57:47Z Cuba battened down the hatches soon after the 1959 revolution to halt a mass exodus of the island's most talented to the US. Cuba eases travel rules for its citizens 2013-01-14T08:20:07Z The Times is in similarly gloomy mood - suggesting we "batten down the hatches" with nearly a month's rain due before Monday. More storms to end 'wettest year' 2012-12-28T06:34:34Z From crop losses to super storms, businesses should batten down the hatches and formulate contingency plans. Pay Attention To These Top Tweets, Posts and Search Terms of 2012 2012-12-18T10:01:48Z Instead, he says, a completely new approach is needed: Don't batten down the hatches and wait for the predicted turnaround to arrive. 3 Surprising Secrets to Thriving Now 2012-11-21T14:40:00Z September's modest sales boost offered some cause for cautious optimism, but continuing concerns about the economy led many customers to batten down the hatches again in October. Poor sales prompt Christmas fears 2012-11-14T00:44:22Z "The ban on steel exports is a sign that Iran is battening down the hatches, husbanding its foreign-exchange reserves and precious metals like steel, and preparing for a long ordeal." Steel sanctions cut deep into Iran's economy 2012-11-11T07:05:39Z It’s the most sweeping measure so far to batten down the Iranian economy, although the move is not likely to leave showrooms and store shelves empty. Iran bans luxury imports as sanctions bite 2012-11-08T22:12:00Z While millions of Americans batten down the hatches and millions more stay glued from afar to Sandy’s ruinous spectacle, no resolution will be found to the climate change/freak storm question. Sandy and the real climate change question 2012-10-29T15:42:00Z Not only that, but Rob Ryan is one of the league's most aggressive defensive coordinators, so the Seahawks better batten down the hatches, ASAP. Seahawks QB was under constant pressure in first game 2012-09-11T03:28:03Z “My response would be, ‘Well, let’s leave things as they are, batten down the hatches and when the mission president gets back, he can handle that stuff.’ The Long Run: Romney in Crisis: Two Dark Spots in Fortunate Life 2012-08-25T03:32:51Z "Business is battening down the hatches in the expectation that the recession will continue for the rest of the year," said the IoD's chief economist Graeme Leach. Government must do more, says IoD 2012-08-22T09:49:45Z Sky News bosses battened down the hatches in February after implementing strict new rules on Twitter use, banning journalists from retweeting any news stories from rival organisations. Sky News faces tweet reality 2012-07-06T14:32:17Z The government's conflicting messages of "batten down the hatches" and "invest to boost business growth" are simply incompatible, and SMEs are rendered immobile, not sure where to turn. Letters: Throwing more money at the banks 2012-06-18T20:00:03Z The country no longer needs a black-tied chancellor to issue gale warnings: hatches are already being battened down in everyday life. Distribution of income: volatile shares in the slump 2012-06-15T22:49:54Z Now Argentina is spearheading moves in South America's biggest economies to batten down the hatches and fend off imports from outside the region. Is protectionism on the way back? 2012-05-23T22:33:37Z I ordered additional preventers to be rove, had the hatches battened down, and took every possible precaution to ensure the safety of my vessel. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The captain of the slave-ship arrived at his destination, and obtained a considerable number of natives, who were closely battened down in the hold. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Barred and grated, battened down with heavy timbers they resisted the terrific force of the blast itself. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z The last bale of freight had been lowered into the hold and the hatches battened down. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z To batten down, to fasten down with battens, as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Crossing the Bay of Biscay we were battened down for three days, and, save on one occasion, I did not go on deck the whole time the storm raged. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Those who surrendered were at once bound and battened down in the hold of the schooner, some eight or ten only gained the opposite shore and took to the woods. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Britons will be “battening down the hatches” in January and February as they account for Christmas costs and manage budgets, King said. Sainsbury Sales Beat Estimates After ‘Record’ Christmas 2012-01-12T00:51:25Z “Yes, Mr Stevenson, batten down, and lash the boats inboard.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Many universities’ first instinct will be to batten down the hatches and wait for this storm to pass. Schumpeter: University challenge 2011-12-08T16:17:05Z “Then we’ve got to batten down the hatches and turn live steam into this hold!” was what the commander called back. Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z She was fitted with a weather-cloth 9 inches high, battened down all round the gunwale, and supported by 24 iron stanchions, so placed as to serve likewise for rowing thowels. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Hatches and skylights were battened down and secured by steel coverings, and everything liable to interfere with the training of the guns was either ruthlessly thrown overboard or stowed out of sight. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Men flitted hither and thither like uneasy ghosts, making things snug, and battening down the principal hatches; on the bridge, dimly descried, was McBain, speaking-trumpet under arm, and beside him Stevenson. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Sulphur was burned between decks, and hatches battened down for a whole day. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z And in this humility there was a pride in being humble; for did he not remember all the complacency, the dogmatism, the conviction, the assurance, the self-consciousness, all the pedantry that battened down there? The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z The men were busy battening down when he returned to deck. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z We had tasted no food for four-and-twenty hours, for we had been battened down, and all hands had to be on deck. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z McBain delighted to have them smart, and it was with surprising celerity that the topgallant masts were lowered, the hatches battened down, and the good ship prepared for any emergency. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z A bit of sail was got ready, only a morsel to steady her, and the fore-hatches were battened down none too soon. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Hew would go away, and in time he would batten down, fight and conquer his infatuation for Mrs. Maule. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z We will rise suddenly, batten down the men below, then rushing aft we shall secure the officers in the saloon. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z The ship had been battened down and made ready in every way hours before the gale began, and well was it for all on board that preparations had thus been made. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z So they called off Kids’ Day on Friday afternoon and began battening down the hatches. Sports of The Times: After Irene Exits, Paths Lead Back to Tennis 2011-08-29T21:03:23Z Those battening down the hatches in urban areas face a special set of challenges in preparing for what Obama said is “likely to be an extremely dangerous and costly storm.” Interactive Map of Flood Risks and Hurricane Evacuation Zones Wakes Up NYC Residents 2011-08-26T20:15:03.580Z Do we batten down the hatches and take out the canned food, or is this passing clouds? For IPOs and Startups, A Passing Storm Or 'Guns And Canned Food' Time? 2011-08-08T21:48:44Z Yet, although the waves and spray were making a clean breach over the ship, luckily she was well battened down, and it was dry below. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z By the time the front of the place was cleared of the people he and Vincent had the skylight well battened down and protected. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z There is no need to batten down the hatches. Blue Labour's immigration stance is toxic 2011-07-19T14:31:57Z Watson and Kaymer, playing in different groups, are four strokes apart after two days but there's a lot of golf left in a tournament that is already battening down the hatches for a stormy finish. The Open 2011: Martin Kaymer stays in the mix by thinking on his feet 2011-07-15T22:31:09Z Open fireworks, McIlroy said he is prepared to batten down the hatches in windswept Kent and do whatever is needed to finish Sunday on top. Calm before the storm for McIlroy 2011-07-12T17:01:04Z Captain Dickson and his mate paid good attention to the glass, and never failed to shorten sail and even batten down in time, and before the approach of danger. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z And now—our cargo being all on board, sails bent, and hatches battened down—we began to look forward to the homeward passage. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Everything was battened down, for the decks were swept by the long Atlantic waves. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z But of course he had checked, battened down resolutely, that foolish almost crazy impulse. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z We were just about to batten down the hatches, when the skipper came along and told us to wait, there was some Government stuff still to come. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Men staggered about trying to batten down, but for a time in vain. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z The stowing completed, the hatch was securely battened down for sea, the lighter left, and the order was given to man the windlass. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z I hastily mounted three cord wood cannon, reefed the barn door, and battened down the hatches in the chicken-coop, without a hen being the wiser. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z "Still a quick temper for all, and when his blood was up it was batten down your hatches, my boys—a storm's coming," said Ned Teare. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z At a meeting in Wisconsin in October that year, Marchionne greeted his executives with a slide reading: "The storm is approaching, batten down the hatches." Special report: Can an Italian Elvis make Fiat-Chrysler dance? 2011-03-25T06:39:06Z The man at the wheel and the men battening down were carried away on the current, but though several were badly bruised, they were otherwise unhurt. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z As soon as there was sufficient light to distinguish objects on shore, we stood in; all passengers were ordered below and everything was battened down. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z It stormed, and he says he never was battened down with such a lively lot of people. Seeing France with Uncle John 2011-02-26T03:00:47.827Z It struck the young officer as being worse than the atmosphere of the lower deck of a battleship battened down during a three-days' gale. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z I was standing on the quarterdeck watching the Lascars stowing sails, battening down the hatches, clewing the lines, and making everything snug, when a fellow-passenger whom I had not observed before stepped up and spoke. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession 2011-02-03T03:00:11.867Z While battening down the furniture, you might also want to pick up a bracket to steady the bookshelf. With kids and coffee tables, it's trip, fall, ouch 2010-12-30T20:12:19Z Everybody was black and blue with being flung about, and the passengers, who had perforce to be battened down in the sweltering saloon, or second cabin, suffered misery untellable. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z David Smith, senior partner at property consultants Carter Jonas, said homeowners were continuing to "batten down the hatches" and pay off their debt. Homeowners pay off ?6.2bn in mortgage debt 2010-10-01T17:25:00Z The British public continues to batten down the hatches and pay down its debt. Mortgage equity increases by ?6.2bn, says Bank of England 2010-10-01T10:28:00Z Restaurants on the water batten down their hatches. T Minus 10 Days 2010-09-16T15:51:00Z On closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that the crisis forced the industry as a whole to batten down the hatches. Finance after the crisis: Aviva: Taking cover 2010-09-09T10:43:00Z Among those battening down the hatches in the second quarter was Jeffrey Altman, who oversees $5 billion at Owl Creek Asset Management, one of the 30 funds included in the "Smart Money" survey. Analysis: Major hedge funds cut back equity risk 2010-08-30T16:25:00Z Steady bands of rain began falling late Sunday on islands including Antigua, where the Grand Pineapple Beach Resort on the north side battened down early as a precaution. Hurricane Earl Threatens Caribbean 2010-08-30T10:55:00Z Last year overall sales shrank 6% as consumers battened down the hatches. Argos chief Sara Weller ? tackling a catalogue of errors 2010-08-27T05:59:00Z "My first message to the legislature is batten down the hatches, it's going to be a busy session," Horner said. Horner's Vikes plan: Team pays 40 percent 2010-07-29T22:45:00Z The argument is straightforward enough – it's time to batten down the hatches and ignore the storm of protest, because without organisations such as BP the arts might simply cease to exist. BP arts sponsorship: can Tate afford it? 2010-07-02T14:59:00Z Australia, on the other hand, plan to batten down the hatches. Germany v Australia - live! 2010-06-13T17:52:00Z Iraqis prepared for the election in the way that Americans do when battening down for a hurricane. Iraqi Shiites Turn Prayer Meetings Into Election Rallies 2010-03-05T11:00:00Z Iraqis prepared for the election the way that Americans do when battening down for a hurricane. Deadly Attacks Mar Early Voting in Iraqi Elections 2010-03-05T02:41:00Z Three quarters of Spain is battening down the hatches for what the media are calling "the perfect storm" - a system that is expected to produce 100mph+ winds today. Live text - F1 testing 2010-02-27T09:44:00Z "Architects and clients are battening down the hatches," he says. 2008-12-04T21:00:00Z Everything is battened down as if it were soldered, and the watch below feel that they are living in a football, which is being kicked every way at once. Last Words But then the men surrendered, and one after another was made to drop down into the hold, and the hatch was shut and battened down. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy I can't bear to be battened down like passengers in a storm at sea; there is nothing so trying to nerves. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop The hatches were battened down, all hands kept on deck, and the young commander, in his pea-jacket and tarpaulin, and with his speaking trumpet in his hand, stood on the quarter-deck, alert and watchful. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone The decks once swept and the hatches battened down, and she is ours. Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 When I woke at the end of the watch, I found all hatches closed and battened down. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 The skipper ordered the hatches to be battened down, and all was made snug for the night. Seven Frozen Sailors Visions of battening down, of a horrible half-hour spent in darkness beneath closed hatchways and crushing, thunderous seas, arose in the minds of her dismayed passengers. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley The hatchways were battened down, and every preparation made for a rough night, for as the darkness increased, so did the gale. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands The ship shook with the speed and power of the pumping machinery; the long lighters with their great round-table steering wheels filled up, battened down, and swung away. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday The hatches were battened down and the storm slides put on the companionway. Doubloons—and the Girl “Just a puff of wind,” replied Uncle Teddy, “but I would advise you all to batten down the hatches, I mean, tie your tent flaps.” The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars No water—no light—no air—seven days battened down, and the seas mountain high, and the ship labouring hell-deep! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV He had already had the hatches securely battened down so that no water could find its way into the hold. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs The cover was battened down, the engines stopped at the same moment. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons One of the abandoned ships, the Resolute, its hatches battened down, floated out of the ice, and was found by an American whaler, masterless, tossing in the open waters of Baffin Bay. Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas About two o'clock the topmasts were struck; an hour later the skylights were covered over with tarpaulin, and a good deal of battening down took place on deck. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Anything short of literally mountainous seas did not prevent the trawler patrols from riding out the storm carefully battened down and with just sufficient speed to keep head to sea. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships But though great waves were breaking over her from all directions, her hatches were firmly battened down, and nobly she struggled free each time. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore He even stood, while the deck was streaming, till we were also battened down into the dark hold—the two companions remaining in irons above. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI While some stripped the yards and clewed up the sails, others battened down the hatches, looked to the lashings of the boats, and made everything fast. Harper's Young People, April 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly When the ship left Padang or Batavia the hatches were battened down, not to be opened again until New York harbor was reached. All About Coffee At 4 P. M. the wind shifted to the south-east, and was blowing so terrifically that all the hatches were obliged to be battened down, the sea making a fair breach over the vessel. The Wreck on the Andamans The rudder was tied, the hatches battened down and there was nothing left to do but to sit with folded hands and trust to that Providence whom even the waters obey. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century They, too, were all on their feet, but the hatch had been battened down above them. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson The soft twilight was battening down the hatches of the day, to drop into the parlance of the locality. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories “I thought we’d sent the passengers below and battened down the hatches.” Across the Mesa All snug, sir, hatches battened down, makin' way under skysails and royals, hands piped to quarters, and here's your humble servant ready for orders! The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure That means of communication had already been closed and battened down, owing to the constant flow of water over the bows. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The pirates were all now battened down, the wounded seamen cared for by the doctor who had accompanied the expedition, and the bodies of the dead Moors thrown overboard. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson The mother mildly amused him, for he could discern the character that she was sedulously striving to batten down beneath inane social usages and formalities. The Place of Honeymoons It was a desperate endeavour, wrought of fear; but at that moment the true hands of the fo'castle were battened down, and Dan, who had seen the thing coming, escaped only by his foresight. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea Among the remainder of the once formidable crew, now seized and battened down under French hatches, was of course Adrian Landale—he bore a charmed life. The Light of Scarthey Everything was battened down from within, and with a gentle purr the electric motors were set in motion, while at the same time water ballast was admitted into the trimming-tanks. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War May be generated by circumstances beyond control: decomposing fungi, timber injected with coal tar, hatches battened down, and ashes or coal washed about. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The female convicts, who were battened down under the hatches, on the vessel’s running aground, broke away the half deck hatch, and frantic, rushed on deck. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Staines Court appeared at these times like a ship battened down and running before a storm. The Dark Tower There is a rush for the fore hatchway, whence the words of alarm proceed, the main one being battened down and covered with tarpaulin. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure Well, if you won’t turn in, perhaps you will be good enough to keep a lookout here while I go for’ard and see to the battening down. Turned Adrift They all went below, and Murray battened down the hatches. The Three Midshipmen Had not the hatches been battened down, so tremendous was the quantity of water which flooded her decks that she would in all probability have foundered. The Three Commanders The stern lights were closely shut in, the sky-light battened down and covered over, to prevent any sea which might come on board breaking through. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. In heavy weather it was intended that her hatches and all her openings should be closed and battened down. The Monitor and the Merrimac Both sides of the story Scott ordered the men to batten down the curtains on the weather side. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics There was much commotion going on around the boat, battening down hatches and doing the last few necessary things before braving the reeling deep. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen Let the carpenter look to the hatches and see that they are securely battened down, and he had better examine the pumps also; our lives may depend upon them before all is over. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast The emigrants were desired to keep below, the hatches were battened down, everything that could be washed away was secured. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. And at the last minute, when we’re ready to shove off, you and the lidy are to be set upon and battened down below, and then we all jumps into the boat and makes sail.” The Castaways My Bed is like a little Bark, The hatch is battened down, And in the basket cabin dark I sail away from Town. The Kitten's Garden of Verses They had suffered dreadfully during the chase, with the fright and heat, and from having the hatches battened down. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars Of course the hatchways was battened down and tarpaulined, for the seas that came aboard was fearful. The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea The stern-ports were secured, the hatches were battened down, and every preparation made to prepare her for the worst. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean “How could I get below to you when we had bad weather and the hatches were battened down?” retorted Tom Bullover, in his turn. The Island Treasure We got the sheep slung, so as to prevent them being knocked over, and then at last battened down the hatches, intending to heave the vessel to, should the gale not abate. Peter Biddulph The Story of an Australian Settler Although the place below where they sat with the men was close and dark in consequence of being battened down, they spent much of their time there. Adrift in a Boat The health of the company was often sacrificed to the security of the vessel: the prisoners suspected of piratical intentions, were battened down and forbidden exercise, lest they should rise upon the crew. The History of Tasmania , Volume II "Let us go on deck before they batten down the hatches," said Jos�, putting on his boots again. At the Point of the Sword We shall not require much for ourselves," said I, "and the rest we'll batten down and keep snug. The Frozen Pirate The cabin was very dark, from the skylight being covered over and battened down. Peter Biddulph The Story of an Australian Settler The hatches were battened down in time to prevent the seas, which now began to break on board, from washing below. Adrift in a Boat The hatch to the engine room was battened down, access being gained through a narrow passage from the cabin. A Son Of The Sun The hatches were battened down upon the cargo of misery, and the ship with its brutal captain and its handful of gold-laced, dicing, swearing passengers vanished.... Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia Hatches were battened down, and many other little nautical arrangements made which it would require a seaman to understand as well as to describe in detail. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands By degrees the latest boats arrived, and in about three hours from the time of commencing, the crew of the steamer began to batten down the hatches. The Young Trawler The ship’s company had most of them returned on deck, to view their impending fate, and the carpenters, who had already received their orders, were battening down the hatchways on the main-deck. Percival Keene Let the carpenter have his tarpaulins ready for battening down—send for the boatswain, and let the boats on the booms be well secured. The King's Own We got the hatches, however, battened down, and kept a look-out, ready to catch hold of the stanchions or stump of the mainmast, to save ourselves, should we see it coming. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor How you’ll like it if it comes on to blow, and the hatches are battened down, is more than I can say. The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa Still it was possible, if everything was battened down, that the cutter might shove through them. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman On swept the roaring torrent, deluging the deck; and had not the hatches been battened down, would have half filled her. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler Soon after, Robby and Bill Cuffe heard the men on deck battening down the hatches; it was a sign that things were becoming even more serious than at first. The Ferryman of Brill and other stories Perhaps the crew were about to batten down the hatches. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures “Wait bit captain,” he said, “high water soon, and den ship go in smooth—batten down hatches though, case sea break aboard.” The African Trader The Adventures of Harry Bayford The hatches had been got on and battened down. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure All the boats except one were got in, the hatches were battened down, and everything was done to make the ship light aloft. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler With the hatches battened down and the skylight covered over, daylight could not penetrate in the little cabin. The Ferryman of Brill and other stories When the decks were battened down during storms the tortures they endured were frightful. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign The hatches, which had hitherto been kept battened down, were now taken off. The African Trader The Adventures of Harry Bayford Meantime the hatches were battened down to prevent the water from the seas, which broke on board, increasing the mischief. The Three Lieutenants The other hatches had been battened down, for at any moment a sea might break on board, and if they had not been secured, might fill the vessel. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler The seamen, knowing what had happened, were making desperate efforts to get out of the hold in which they had been battened down. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War I’m not going to be battened down under hatches, nor you neither, eh?” Steve Young I had an endorsement of my opinion a minute later, for Bob growled out— “Here’s the hatches, sir, and they’re all battened down and the ’paulins is nailed over ’em. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea “The wretches have battened down the hatches, and the poor creatures below are suffocating.” The Black Bar Night and day, then, night and day following one another fast, with the hatches battened down, and the ship labouring so that it seemed as if every minute must be her last. Begumbagh A Tale of the Indian Mutiny Working with all speed, for even the seconds were precious now, the hatch was battened down, and a hole large enough to admit of the nozzle of the hose, bored just abaft the hatch-way. The Search for the Silver City A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan But a lot of water was pumped into the hold, after which the hatches were battened down, and we hoped the fire would die out from being smothered in this way. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story Course I do, sir: under the battened down hatches yonder. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea She’s not water-logged, and all sound below, I fancy, as far as I can see; for the hatches have been battened down since Monday.” The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea The hatches were already on and battened down. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship These were all securely battened down; and he noticed with great satisfaction that the tarpaulins which covered them were quite uninjured, and to all appearance perfectly watertight. The Missing Merchantman This job being finished, the hatches were battened down, and the brig made sail again for the south. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story By nine o'clock we were packed up again in our usual good form, everything in the rubber sacks, hatches firmly battened down, life-preservers ready, and we set forth for another day's battle. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 If you recollect, I ordered beforehand the hatches to be battened down and the scuppers in the waist cleared. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea By dint of much pushing and hauling the logs were finally put in place, and the roof battened down. The Master-Knot of Human Fate "Oh, they are all battened down below," the sailor said carelessly. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia "Do you mean that we are battened down?" demanded Isobel, shrilly, and her face lost some of its beauty in an ashen pallor. The Captain of the Kansas The submarine must go through the regular form of running back her gun, and battening down the water-tight hatches, before she can submerge, and the latter process again takes several minutes. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Before I ever let one of you marry a drinking man I'll shut you up in the hold of the old 'International,' and batten down the hatches! All Aboard A Story for Girls In every other way the hatches have been battened down and preparations made for heavy weather. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium The hatches were battened down and after the first day Captain Gary never left the deck. Ralph Granger's Fortunes Throw me in the cellar and batten down the hatches. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) Kept hatches battened down and stopped all air-holes, but the deck is too hot to stand on, and getting hotter. Great Sea Stories I had to threaten to driven 'em below at the rope's end, and batten down the hatches, to bring them to reason. All Aboard A Story for Girls That looks as though they were battening down the hatches for the next big engagement. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium Out of the corner of his eye he could see Jimenez squirming as though afflicted with ants, van Riebeek getting his poker face battened down and Ben Rainsford suppressing a grin. Little Fuzzy The things that had long flamed in his heart had flamed secretly, like a smothered blaze which gnaws the vitals out of a ship whose hatches are battened down. Destiny Sailing lights were turned off; the manhole cover was battened down securely. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat I continued, "May I ask what book you are using just now to batten down your own thoughts?" The Romance of the Coast For three days and nights we remained between, decks, with the hatches battened down, not knowing but that each moment might be our last. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century Three hundred feet further aft rises another steel deck-house, above the engine, and between extends the long, flat deck, broken only by hatches every few feet, battened down almost level with the deck floor. American Merchant Ships and Sailors Sometimes at sea a skipper will order his men to trim, batten down the hatches, and clear the deck of all litter. The Ragged Edge When the hold was full of cat the hatch was battened down and we felt good. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales The hatches were all battened down, and many of the crew had lashed themselves to the lower rigging as preferable now to the deck. The Pilot and his Wife For the hatches that were ordinarily kept open for more air, had to be battened down till the waves subsided. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative They shut the door of escape to factory and trade in their fellows' faces and battened down the hatches, lest the 300,000 should be workers equal in pay and consideration with white men. Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil A fine boat, the Giovannina, able to carry twenty tons in any weather, and water-tight too, being decked with hatches over which you can stretch and batten down tarpaulin. The Children of the King New sails were bent and everything battened down. Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Southeastern Massachusetts All open out upon the upper deck, and are battened down—sometimes with a glass skylight if used as a chamber. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 It was near evening when the hatch was battened down and a small tug snaked them out of the dock and from among the greater shipping, and gave them a whistled blessing in midstream. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod The English prisoners had already been disarmed and battened down in the hold, and the prize crew then hoisted sail and prepared to take her under mizzen and foremast only to a French port. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo Here a group of fishermen in guernseys and high boots, their sou'westers battened down upon their heads. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper A brisk northeast breeze was blowing, kicking up an uncomfortable sea, and when Sandy Hook was passed it became necessary to close all ports and batten down hatches. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" He was standing near the opening of the after-hatchway, which had not yet been battened down, and his gaze was fixed upon me. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Tomorrow the cargo would come aboard and, wind and tide being ordinarily favorable, the schooner would put to sea as soon as the hatches were battened down. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod They battened down the ports and bulls'-eyes, which is a method of walling up a ship. The Man Who Laughs With hatches battened down over their heads they heard and felt the great buffetings of the tempest, and by and by one great crash above all other noises as the mainmast went by the board. Strange True Stories of Louisiana Others battened down the hatches, to keep the draught from adding fury to the flames. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" The other pearl-buyers and myself, between seas, managed to get about fifteen women and children into the cabin, and battened down. Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews I push the door open and clamber up the iron ladder to the deck, just as the men are battening down the cover of the hold. Facing the Flag As for the ship, she had been cleared the day the hatches were battened down. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" The harbor was deserted, save that a score or two of brigs employed in the coasting-trade, in the Black Sea lay moored by the wharves with hatches battened down and deserted decks. Jack Archer There were no people in sight—just the deck, battened down, waiting to rise through a crushing weight of water. O+F No water - no light - no air - seven days battened down, and the seas mountain high, and the ship labouring hell-deep! Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson The other pearl-buyers and myself, between seas, managed to get about fifteen women and children into the cabin and battened down. Stories from Everybody's Magazine Come, bear a hand, and lay aft; off that forecastle; to this derrick,--who ever saw a derrick standing before, after the hatches were battened down, in a first-class ship!--a regular A. No. 1? Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" From under the hatches of sin, battened down above you by the evil one. American Notes One had got to batten down the recollection of our fellows out there who were sweating blood to keep these fools snug. Mr. Standfast We battened down everything, and still she smoked. Youth, a Narrative We were twenty-four hours battened down, and under storm staysails. Tracks of a Rolling Stone They were driven below into the 'tweendeck and battened down from the very start. Amy Foster Everything was battened down, the scuppers were awash, and the hawse-holes spouted like fountains after every plunge. Moran of the Lady Letty The hunger for something afar is absent or battened down. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations We groped around for the twine, but couldn't find it, so he battened down the lid with his girlfriend's belt. Violists Thereupon they all went down into the hold, which he had carefully battened down; then he lighted sundry pots of sulphur, and showed superior qualifications for the future by smoking them all out. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Taking it out he carried it to a chair near the companionway, for a better reading light: the skylight being still battened down. The Black Bag He likes to feel that the very servants are battened down in the basement so that he doesn't know they're there. Mary Olivier: a Life On the main deck it is awful; they have got the hatches battened down. With Moore at Corunna Our hatches were got on and battened down, and we sailed for home early in the spring of 1798. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale To steal 'em, and then leave 'em there—battened down like rats in the hold! In Exile and Other Stories Harris, the mate, was busy on the fore-deck battening down hatches and clearing up the litter of ropes and slings. The Devil's Admiral It is true that Houver swore that the hatches were battened down when the Pearl was overtaken by the steamer; but in this he was contradicted by every other government witness. Personal Memoir of Daniel Drayton For Four Years and Four Months a Prisoner (For Charity's Sake) in Washington Jail Captain Sanchez is wounded and helpless, and those cut-throats amidships are battened down below hatches. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" "We'll fill every barrel and be ready to sail home with our hatches battened down when the sea comes back," declared Captain Sproul. On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake He pushed with all of his strength on the hatch, to find it battened down on the outside. The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes Or, the secret of the island cave It was such a gala occasion that Cappy drank three cocktails, battened down by a glass or two of champagne, and as a result was ill for two days thereafter. Cappy Ricks Retires He lay there battened down in the midst of a small devastation, and felt secretly glad he had not to go on deck. Lord Jim Only by confining them below, with hatches battened down, and a carronade trained upon them, would we be safe. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" It knows that a few men cannot safely batten down the hatches over the starving crew and passengers, and then riot in drunken debauchery on the deck. Caesar's Column The hatches were battened down, and it was a sorry company that tried to while away the evening in the main cabin. Brewster's Millions The deck-houses were washed away and the decks were filled with water, which began to find an entrance to the 'tween-decks, where the poor soldiers were battened down. Notes By the Way in a Sailor's Life Windows were few, and to keep out the cold they were tightly battened down. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism For forty-two hours we were battened down in darkness, flung desperately about by every mad plunge of the vessel, stifled by poisoned air and noxious odors, and all that time without a particle of food. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" The hatch was battened down, and then the smoke ceased to come up. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship We got her fairly afloat at last, the others battening down the hatches in the brig. For the Term of His Natural Life The porthole was battened down, and I had to cast it loose. Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy But here the conversation flagged, and the air growing keener, the flaps of the leather side curtains were battened down. From Sand Hill to Pine We battened down the engine-room hatch, and the sea rose to it and over it and climbed perilously near to the cabin companion-way and skylight. A Collection of Stories “Jam his head into the bean pot and batten down.” The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke Ventilators were quickly brought to their places, and later even the hatches were battened down. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire We heard the sailors, however, engaged in rigging guide ropes fore and aft, and battening down the hatches with extra tarpaulins by the light of lanterns. When the World Shook; being an account of the great adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot To my surprise, I found that her hatches were battened down as in ships ready for the sea. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger The other pearl buyers and myself, between seas, managed to get about fifteen women and children into the cabin, and battened down. South Sea Tales First of all, then, I battened down the hatches; this done, I made every movable thing on deck as secure as I possibly could. The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont I had all hands piped on deck and we battened down everything loose to make ready for a storm. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire I was surprised when the fire first broke out and we battened down. South Sea Tales As I was saying, when we first battened down, I was surprised. South Sea Tales You see, when we discovered the fire, we battened down immediately to suffocate the fire. South Sea Tales |
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