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hatchway

noun

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as in hatch

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Recent Examples of hatchway The company earned widespread recognition as the gold standard for metal hatchway doors and opened offices in Canada and the UK during the 1980s. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 Sailors who got snatched up were transported in the holds of small ships known as tenders, which resembled floating jails, with gratings bolted over the hatchways and marines standing guard with muskets and bayonets. — David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023 Astronomer Mark Aaronson, 36, was killed in 1987 when a design flaw allowed the 150-ton revolving dome of the Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona to continue rotating after it had been switched off, catching and crushing Aaronson in a hatchway. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022 Working swiftly in the frigid water, divers inserted miniature ROVs through openings in the main hatchway and skylights in the crew’s cabins, officers’ mess, and captain’s stateroom. — Roff Smith, National Geographic, 28 Aug. 2019

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Noun

After about five days the larvae hatch and begin feeding and tunneling throughout the fruit, making winding, brownish trails.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
The front cupboard hatch door, meanwhile, folds down to access the interior and create another surface for work and storage.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of hatch

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The captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and restrain the attacker.

— SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Inside the cabin, extensive additional sound deadening in the doors, trunk and wheel arches means phone calls and passenger conversations are entirely effortless at highway speeds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of door

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Accessibility Seven king and double/queen accessible rooms are fashioned with private, separate entrances and patios.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Pupils at lycées in Paris and the surrounding region began blocking entrances, and within days similar scenes were reported across the country, from Lille in the north to Marseille in the south.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

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