How is “batten down” used?

In Paddington (2014), one line is: “Batten down the hatches, young 'un. There'll be a storm tonight.”

Which movie is “batten down” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Paddington (2014).

Batten down the hatches, young 'un. There'll be a storm tonight.

4 作品で登場 · 1 本目

句動詞

to fix sth firmly in position with strips of wood

4 本の映画に登場

batten sth down
to fix sth firmly in position with strips of wood
He was busy battening down all the shutters and doors.

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版