hatchway

2 definitions found

hatchway - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hatchway \Hatch"way`\ (-w[=a]`), n.
     A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording
     passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a
     cellar.
     [1913 Webster]

hatchway - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hatchway
      n 1: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway
           between decks of a ship [syn: hatchway, opening,
           scuttle]