To fasten down with battens (i.e. pieces of boards, or scantlings), as the hatches of a ship during a storm.
Eyona nto isebenzayo kukubhudla komoya, okanye ukutofwa kwesinyibiliki, ngaphandle kokuba ezi azinamiphumela yokusingqongileyo okungalunganga ukuya kumda womaleko phakathi komzimba okanye isiqu kwakunye namanzi, ngaphandle kokuba qho ixabiso lalomlinganiselo usoloko ungaphantsi kwengeniso ngenxa yokongiwa kombane nepetro-oyile.