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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hatchway

/(-wā`)/ · Hatch·way · IPA /ˈhæt͡ʃweɪ/
01 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.
  1. 1.
    A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar.