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Barbette batteryBarbette Bar*bette", n. [F. Cf. Barbet.] (Fort.)
A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which
guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
En barbette, In barbette, said of guns when they are
elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not
through embrasures.
Barbette gun, or Barbette battery, a single gun, or a
number of guns, mounted in barbette, or partially
protected by a parapet or turret.
Barbette carriage, a gun carriage which elevates guns
sufficiently to be in barbette. [See Illust. of
Casemate.] batteauBateau Ba*teau", n.; pl. Bateaux. [F. bateau, LL. batellus,
fr. battus, batus, boa, which agrees with AS. b[=a]t boat:
cf. W. bad boat. See Boat, n.]
A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the
Canadian lakes and rivers. [Written also, but less properly,
batteau.]
Bateau bridge, a floating bridge supported by bateaux. BattedBat Bat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Batted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Batting.]
To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.
--Holland. Battel
Battel Bat"tel, n. [Of uncertain etymology.]
Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for
them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively.
[Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
Battel
Battel Bat"tel, v. i.
To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of
Oxford, Eng.]
BattelBattel Bat"tel, v. t. [Cf. Batful, Batten, v. i.]
To make fertile. [Obs.] ``To battel barren land.' --Ray. Battel
Battel Bat"tel, a.
Fertile; fruitful; productive. [Obs.]
A battel soil for grain, for pasture good. --Fairfax.
BattelBattel Bat"tel, n. [Obs. form. of Battle.] (Old Eng. Law)
A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel,
under Wager. BattelerBatteler Bat"tel*er, Battler Bat"tler, n. [See 2d Battel,
n.]
A student at Oxford who is supplied with provisions from the
buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he
called for, answering nearly to a sizar at Cambridge.
--Wright. batten 3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for
separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --
called also lay and batten.
Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after
a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.
Drill lathe, or Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from
its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.
Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has
an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring
metals, cutting screws, etc.
Foot lathe, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by
the foot.
Geometric lathe. See under Geometric
Hand lathe, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe
without an automatic feed for the tool.
Slide lathe, an engine lathe.
Throw lathe, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the
cutting tool is held in the other. BattenBatten Bat"ten, v. t.
To furnish or fasten with battens.
To batten down, to fasten down with battens, as the
tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm. BattenBatten Bat"ten, n. [F. battant. See Batter, v. t.]
The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the
threads of a woof. BattenBatten Bat"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battened (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Battening.] [See Batful.]
1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. ``Battening
our flocks.' --Milton.
2. To fertilize or enrich, as land. BattenBatten Bat"ten, n . [F. b?ton stick, staff. See Baton.]
A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as,
(a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches
and not less than 6 feet long. --Brande & C.
(b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a
tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent
chafing.
(c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a
crack, etc.
Batten door (Arch.), a door made of boards of the whole
length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise. Batten doorBatten Bat"ten, n . [F. b?ton stick, staff. See Baton.]
A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as,
(a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches
and not less than 6 feet long. --Brande & C.
(b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a
tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent
chafing.
(c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a
crack, etc.
Batten door (Arch.), a door made of boards of the whole
length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise. BattenedBatten Bat"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battened (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Battening.] [See Batful.]
1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. ``Battening
our flocks.' --Milton.
2. To fertilize or enrich, as land. BatteningBatten Bat"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battened (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Battening.] [See Batful.]
1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. ``Battening
our flocks.' --Milton.
2. To fertilize or enrich, as land. Battening
Battening Bat"ten*ing, n. (Arch.)
Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.
BatterBatter Bat"ter (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battered
(-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battering.] [OE. bateren, OF.
batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike,
beat; of unknown origin. Cf. Abate, Bate to abate.]
1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with
violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to
batter a wall or rampart.
2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.
``Each battered jade.' --Pope.
3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to
compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly. BatterBatter Bat"ter, n. [OE. batere, batire; cf. OF. bateure,
bature, a beating. See Batter, v. t.]
1. A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour,
eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.
--King.
2. Paste of clay or loam. --Holland.
3. (Printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in
the form. BatterBatter Bat"ter, n.
A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding
slope.
Batter rule, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame,
and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall
is regulated in building. Batter
Batter Bat"ter, v. i. (Arch.)
To slope gently backward.
Batter
Batter Bat"ter, n.
One who wields a bat; a batsman.
Batter ruleBatter Bat"ter, n.
A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding
slope.
Batter rule, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame,
and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall
is regulated in building. BatteredBatter Bat"ter (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battered
(-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battering.] [OE. bateren, OF.
batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike,
beat; of unknown origin. Cf. Abate, Bate to abate.]
1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with
violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to
batter a wall or rampart.
2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.
``Each battered jade.' --Pope.
3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to
compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly. Batterer
Batterer Bat"ter*er (-t[~e]r*[~e]r), n.
One who, or that which, batters.
BatteringBatter Bat"ter (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battered
(-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battering.] [OE. bateren, OF.
batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike,
beat; of unknown origin. Cf. Abate, Bate to abate.]
1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with
violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to
batter a wall or rampart.
2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.
``Each battered jade.' --Pope.
3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to
compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly. Battering train
Battering train Bat"ter*ing train` (Mil.)
A train of artillery for siege operations.
Fixed batteryFixed Fixed (f[i^]kst), a.
1. Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm;
imovable; unalterable.
2. (Chem.) Stable; non-volatile.
Fixed air (Old Chem.), carbonic acid or carbon dioxide; --
so called by Dr. Black because it can be absorbed or fixed
by strong bases. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic.
Fixed alkali (Old Chem.), a non-volatile base, as soda, or
potash, in distinction from the volatile alkali ammonia.
Fixed ammunition (Mil.), a projectile and powder inclosed
together in a case ready for loading.
Fixed battery (Mil.), a battery which contains heavy guns
and mortars intended to remain stationary; --
distinguished from movable battery.
Fixed bodies, those which can not be volatilized or
separated by a common menstruum, without great difficulty,
as gold, platinum, lime, etc.
Fixed capital. See the Note under Capital, n., 4.
Fixed fact, a well established fact. [Colloq.]
Fixed light, one which emits constant beams; --
distinguished from a flashing, revolving, or intermittent
light.
Fixed oils (Chem.), non-volatile, oily substances, as
stearine and olein, which leave a permanent greasy stain,
and which can not be distilled unchanged; -- distinguished
from volatile or essential oils.
Fixed pivot (Mil.), the fixed point about which any line of
troops wheels.
Fixed stars (Astron.), such stars as always retain nearly
the same apparent position and distance with respect to
each other, thus distinguished from planets and comets. Floating batteryFloating Float"ing, a.
1. Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a
wreck; floating motes in the air.
2. Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating
ribs in man and some other animals.
3. Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as,
floating capital; a floating debt.
Trade was at an end. Floating capital had been
withdrawn in great masses from the island.
--Macaulay.
Floating anchor (Naut.), a drag or sea anchor; drag sail.
Floating battery (Mil.), a battery erected on rafts or the
hulls of ships, chiefly for the defense of a coast or the
bombardment of a place.
Floating bridge.
(a) A bridge consisting of rafts or timber, with a floor
of plank, supported wholly by the water; a bateau
bridge. See Bateau.
(b) (Mil.) A kind of double bridge, the upper one
projecting beyond the lower one, and capable of being
moved forward by pulleys; -- used for carrying troops
over narrow moats in attacking the outworks of a fort.
(c) A kind of ferryboat which is guided and impelled by
means of chains which are anchored on each side of a
stream, and pass over wheels on the vessel, the wheels
being driven by stream power.
(d) The landing platform of a ferry dock.
Floating cartilage (Med.), a cartilage which moves freely
in the cavity of a joint, and often interferes with the
functions of the latter.
Floating dam.
(a) An anchored dam.
(b) A caisson used as a gate for a dry dock.
Floating derrick, a derrick on a float for river and harbor
use, in raising vessels, moving stone for harbor
improvements, etc.
Floating dock. (Naut.) See under Dock.
Floating harbor, a breakwater of cages or booms, anchored
and fastened together, and used as a protection to ships
riding at anchor to leeward. --Knight.
Floating heart (Bot.), a small aquatic plant (Limnanthemum
lacunosum) whose heart-shaped leaves float on the water
of American ponds.
Floating island, a dish for dessert, consisting of custard
with floating masses of whipped cream or white of eggs.
Floating kidney. (Med.) See Wandering kidney, under
Wandering.
Floating light, a light shown at the masthead of a vessel
moored over sunken rocks, shoals, etc., to warn mariners
of danger; a light-ship; also, a light erected on a buoy
or floating stage.
Floating liver. (Med.) See Wandering liver, under
Wandering.
Floating pier, a landing stage or pier which rises and
falls with the tide.
Floating ribs (Anat.), the lower or posterior ribs which
are not connected with the others in front; in man they
are the last two pairs.
Floating screed (Plastering), a strip of plastering first
laid on, to serve as a guide for the thickness of the
coat.
Floating threads (Weaving), threads which span several
other threads without being interwoven with them, in a
woven fabric.
Meaning of BATTE from wikipedia
- Erik
Batte Herrera (born 10
December 1974 in
Sagua la Grande,
Villa Clara) is a
retired Cuban hurdler. He
finished seventh at the 1995
World Championships...
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Battely (1648-1704) was an
English clergyman and antiquary,
editor of
William Somner’s
Cantuaria Sacra and
brother of John
Battely.
Nicholas Battely was...
- John
Battely (also
spelt 'Batteley') (1646–1708) was an
English antiquary and clergyman,
Archdeacon of
Canterbury 1688–1708. He was the
author of two...
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Battely is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include: John
Battely (1646–1708),
English antiquarian and
clergyman Nicholas Battely (1648–1704)...
- of
western Virginia.
Thomas Batts (also
Batte) was born in Yorkshire, England, 1661, and was a son of John
Batte of
Oakwell Hall and
Martha Mallory, daughter...
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estate of John
Batte, deceased, in the
Colony of
Virginia and “therefore to the
utmost of my
power discharge, release,
acquit William Batte, son and heir...
- The
Battle of the Gabbard, was a
naval battle fought from 2 to 3 June 1653
during the
First Anglo-Dutch War. It took
place near the
Gabbard shoal off the...
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Telescope for
Rapid Survey or
BATTeRS (バッターズ), an
astronomical survey that
solely tracks asteroids and
space debris.
BATTeRS has
discovered numerous minor...
- The
Battle of
Attock (also
known as the
Battle of
Chuch or the
Battle of Haidru) took
place on 13 July 1813
between the Sikh
Empire and the
Durrani Empire...
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Nahomys Acosta Batte (born 15 May 2001) is a
Cuban judoka. At the 2019 Pan
American Games held in Lima, Peru, she won one of the
bronze medals in the...
