Battens, or a series of parallel runners, fitted beneath boxes or packages to raise them clear of the floor to permit easy access of [[forklift]] blades or other handling equipment.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>
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Battens, or a series of parallel runners, fitted beneath boxes or packages to raise them clear of the floor to permit easy access of [[forklift]] blades or other handling equipment.<ref>[http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration]</ref>