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batt

1 American  
[bat] / bæt /
Or bat

noun

  1. a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.

batt. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. battalion.

  2. battery.

batt British  
/ bæt /

noun

  1. textiles another word for batting

  2. a slab-shaped piece of insulating material used in building houses

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Etymology

Origin of batt

First recorded in 1830–40; special use of bat 1

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The average cost for batt and roll insulation is about $2 to $4 per square foot.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Figure 14.16 The fiberglass batt is used for insulation of walls and ceilings to prevent heat transfer between the inside of the building and the outside environment.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The leather winged batt common to the United States is also found on this side of the Rocky mountains.-

From The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by Lewis, Meriwether

And was not that some ominous fowle, The batt, the night-crow, or skreech-owle, To these I heare the wild woolfe howle, In this black night that seems to skowle.

From Old Church Lore by Andrews, William

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