hatchway
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- noun
- /ˈhæʧˌweɪ/
- Specialized
:
escotilla
- They secured the hatchway with a heavy cover to prevent water from entering.
- an open hatchway
- the outer hatchway
- the rear hatchway
Examples
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On the far side of the galley, the agents fling open a hatchway and enter...
Fiction book (1997) -
He noticed a narrow hatchway that led into the storage area below deck.
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The distant sound of the hatchway being opened gets their attention.
Fiction book (1999) -
- I was just examining this rear hatchway.
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This hatchway should lead to the captain's quarters and, from there, to the strong room.
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When the whistling ceased, a hatchway in the floor fell open.
Fiction book (1995) -
Mason tumbles out of the open hatchway, down the stairs behind him.
Fiction book (1998) -
There are more hatchways and stairwells on the other side of this wall.
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The team sets the stretcher onto a steel track protruding from a hatchway in the building wall.
Fiction book (1993) -
The crew climbed down the hatchway to access the engine room of the ship.
Synonyms
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1.0
A space that lets people move through, for example a door
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3.7
A cover that closes an opening on a car or boat
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9.1
A stair or ladder on a ship that people use to go between decks
An opening with a cover that gives access between decks on a ship
A vertical passage with a ladder for moving between levels in ships or buildings
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Etymology
Hatchway The word hatchway comes from hatch meaning 'door' and way meaning 'path'. So a hatchway is like a 'doorway', an opening in a floor, roof, or ship deck that lets people move between levels and is often covered by a hatch.