hatchway

Noun

Meaning

A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

opening scuttle porthole hatch gateway archway door entrance gap gate companion aperture trap arcade portal
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Antonyms

door departure exit closure rejection barricade
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Hypernyms

entry entrance entree entryway entranceway

Hyponyms

escape hatch

Examples

The last monk, upon entering, paused in the lock. He stood in the open hatchway and took off his sandals. "Sic transit mundus," he murmured, looking back at the glow. He slapped the soles of his sandals together, beating the dirt out of them. Walter M. Miller, Jr.

Close letter words and terms

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