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hatchway

[ hach-wey ]

noun

  1. Nautical. hatch 2( def 1a ).
  2. the opening of any trap door, as in a floor, ceiling, or roof.


hatchway

/ ˈæʃˌɱɪ /

noun

  1. an opening in the deck of a vessel to provide access below
  2. a similar opening in a wall, floor, ceiling, or roof, usually fitted with a lid or door
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of hatchway1

First recorded in 1620–30; hatch 2 + way 1
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As he emerged from the hatchway, the wind almost took him off his feet.

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I saw him come out on deck again with a tool-chest and a lantern, and go down the forward hatchway.

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A set of new hatchway doors for someone’s boat leaned up against my father’s workbench.

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Gibbon nods and puts more of his strange marks on the wall by the hatchway.

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The faintly lit hatchway lay in the dark of the yard like a grave yawning at judgment day in some old apocalyptic painting.

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