hatchway en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhæt͡ʃweɪ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From hatch + way.
Meanings
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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 […]
1924, Herman Melville, chapter 22, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.: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.
1958 January 14, “New Diesel-Electric Locomotives for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 20:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hatchways | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
pl luk (doorway with hatch) · cmn 艙口 /舱口 (doorway with hatch) · ja 艙口 (doorway with hatch) · bg люк (doorway with hatch) · nrf êcoutil'ye (doorway with hatch) · ka ლიუკი (doorway with hatch) · uk люк (doorway with hatch) · ru люк (doorway with hatch) · fi kulkuluukku (doorway with hatch) · fr écoutille (doorway with hatch) · pt alçapão (doorway with hatch) · ca escotilla (doorway with hatch) · ga haiste (doorway with hatch) · it boccaporto (doorway with hatch)