hatchway
pronunciation
How to pronounce hatchway in British English:
UK [ˈhætʃweɪ]
How to pronounce hatchway in American English:
US [ˈhætʃˌwe]
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- Noun:
- an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
Word Origin
- hatchway (n.)
- "square or oblong opening in the deck of a ship," 1620s, from hatch (n.) + way (n.).
Example
- 1. The design calculating method of storage battery loading hatchway for submarine .
- 2. For ships provided with steel weathertight hatchcovers , with the consent of the society , the height of hatchway coamings may be reduced provided that efficient .
- 3. How stupid of him not to think that the hatchway might be open because someone was still down in the rooms below !