escape hatch

Noun

Meaning

hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

clause outlet loophole back door wormhole stairway trapdoor postern ejection seat boundary condition escalator clause back stairs

Antonyms

gateway entry door gate doorway ingress
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Hypernyms

opening scuttle hatchway

Examples

Movies and the performers who make them possible are not an escape hatch. Source: Internet

When provincial officials put Toronto and Peel under lockdown, they left a 70-kilometre-long escape hatch into an alternate universe where anyone could still shop and dine indoors. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

escape from prison escape from punishment escape goat escape into fantasy escape issues escape justice