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hatchway

hatch·way
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hach-wey]
    • /ˈhætʃˌweɪ/
    • /hætʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hach-wey]
    • /ˈhætʃˌweɪ/

Definitions of hatchway word

  • noun hatchway Nautical. hatch2 (def 1a). 1
  • noun hatchway the opening of any trap door, as in a floor, ceiling, or roof. 1
  • noun hatchway An opening or hatch, especially in a ship’s deck. 1
  • noun hatchway opening to passage or compartment 1
  • countable noun hatchway A hatchway is the same as a hatch. 0
  • noun hatchway an opening in the deck of a vessel to provide access below 0
See all 10 definitions of hatchway

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Origin of hatchway

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; hatch2 + way1

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Parts of speech for Hatchway

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hatchway

hatchway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hatchway usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hatchway

noun hatchway

  • scuttle — Nautical. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel. a cover for this.
  • hatch — to mark with lines, especially closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing or engraving.
  • trap door — a door flush with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof.
All 3 Synonyms of hatchway

Related words

  • fore-and-after

    Nautical. a sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig. a beam running fore and aft across a hatchway to support hatch covers laid athwart the hatchway. a vessel having a sharp stern; a double ender.

  • carling

    a fore-and-aft beam in a vessel, used for supporting the deck, esp around a hatchway or other opening

  • davit

    a cranelike device, usually one of a pair, fitted with a tackle for suspending or lowering equipment, esp a lifeboat

  • hatch

    to mark with lines, especially closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing or engraving.

  • hold

    to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.

  • scuttle

    Nautical. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel. a cover for this.
All related words to hatchway

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