hatchway

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hatchway

  • /ˈhæt͡ʃweɪ/

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From hatch + way.

noun 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. Up through the great hatchways rimmed with racks of heavy shot, the watch below came pouring […]

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noun doorway with hatch

日本語艙口 sōkō
中文艙口 /舱口 cāngkǒu
Portuguêsalçapão
Françaisécoutille
Italianoboccaporto
Русскийлюк ljuk

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@misc{hatchway_2026,
  title = {hatchway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hatchway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}