hatchway

English

Etymology

From hatch +‎ way.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæt͡ʃweɪ/
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  • Hyphenation: hatch‧way

Noun

hatchway (plural hatchways)

  1. A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door.
    • 1924, Herman Melville, chapter 22, in Billy Budd‎[1], London: Constable & Co.:
      Up through the great hatchways rimmed with racks of heavy shot, the watch below came pouring […]
    • 1958 January, “New Diesel-Electric Locomotives for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 20:
      Full-depth, hinged doors are provided on each side of the engine and generator housing, and hatchways are fitted in the roof over the engine.

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