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Synonyms for hatchway


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hach-wey
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhætʃˌweɪ



Définition of hatchway

Origin :
  • 1620s, originally nautical, from hatch (n.) + way.
  • noun trap door
Example sentences :
  • The hatchway ladder was loaded with coolies swarming on it like bees on a branch.
  • Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
  • There was no hatchway in view, so I started down to the clerk to make inquiry.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • Two women were kissing, with little cries, near the hatchway.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • Castro had gone forward into the crowd of scoundrels round the hatchway.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • These were somewhat larger than the other, and had decks like a vessel, with a sort of hatchway.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • Brunton made for the hatchway, but before going down he stopped.
  • Extract from : « The English at the North Pole » by Jules Verne
  • A little group of men were gathered at the hatchway leading to the forecastle.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine
  • No females were there, but there was a hatchway and a ladder leading to the deck below.
  • Extract from : « The Three Midshipmen » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • A man was lounging in the hatchway of the submersible, and this man Saiksi hailed.
  • Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
  • The hatchway was closed, and the order to man the capstan was given a third time.
  • Extract from : « Down the Rhine » by Oliver Optic

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