hatchway
[
hach
-wey]
/ˈhætʃˌweɪ/
noun
1.
Nautical,
hatch
2
(def 1a).
2.
the opening of any trap door, as in a floor, ceiling, or roof.
Origin
1620-30;
hatch
2
+
way
Examples from the web for
hatchway
In the ceiling over the entrance is a
hatchway
or trap door opening.
His next chance was with the carpenter and sail-maker, and he lounged round the after
hatchway
until the last had gone down.
Then he will climb up a narrow stepladder through a
hatchway
in his third-floor bathroom and onto his rooftop.
The wood around the hinges on my cellar
hatchway
had rotted, so my father moved them a few inches farther apart.
Rooms were generally small, with a firepit in the floor and a
hatchway
to access the second story and roof.
They are usually circular and subterranean, in effect if not actually so, and were entered through a roof
hatchway
by ladder.
Children once scrambled up a ladder that rose through a
hatchway
in the corner of one room.
Also, notice the
hatchway
used to reach the roof above.
In addition, a large
hatchway
will be provided in the operating floor with access to the ground floor laydown area.
If you go to the end of the property towards the back yard, there is a
hatchway
on the side.
British Dictionary definitions for
hatchway
hatchway
/
ˈhætʃˌweɪ
/
noun
1.
an opening in the deck of a vessel to provide access below
2.
a similar opening in a wall, floor, ceiling, or roof, usually fitted with a lid or door
Often shortened to
hatch
Word Origin and History for
hatchway
n.
1620s, originally nautical, from
hatch
(n.) +
way
.