Hatchway
['hætʃweɪ] or ['hætʃ'we]
Definition
(noun.) an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship.
Inputed by Inez--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar.
Checked by Dora
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Hatch.
Inputed by Giles
Unserious Contents or Definition
Place for developing eggs; a hen-coop.
Typist: Vilma
Examples
- Come, he said, and we followed him through the hatchway which had been opened by one of the seamen. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Silently we dropped to the deserted deck, and on hands and knees crawled toward the hatchway. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He fell down a hatchway and broke his arm. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Edited by Lester