hatchway

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Recent Examples of hatchway Detectives also discovered that the basement could only be entered through a hatchway that was only accessible from the outside, according to state police. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2025 Sailors who got snatched up were transported in the holds of small ships known as tenders, which resembled floating jails, with gratings bolted over the hatchways and marines standing guard with muskets and bayonets. David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023 Astronomer Mark Aaronson, 36, was killed in 1987 when a design flaw allowed the 150-ton revolving dome of the Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona to continue rotating after it had been switched off, catching and crushing Aaronson in a hatchway. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022 Working swiftly in the frigid water, divers inserted miniature ROVs through openings in the main hatchway and skylights in the crew’s cabins, officers’ mess, and captain’s stateroom. Roff Smith, National Geographic, 28 Aug. 2019 Everything lined up, including hatchways on the sidewalk that lead to cellars. John Kelly, Washington Post, 7 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatchway
Noun
  • But despite the sentiment that all is well in the economy, investors are flocking to the safe-haven asset of gold—usually a sign that traders are battening down the hatches.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The group set out in the park to investigate chittering sounds that turned out to be a couple of white-breasted nut hatches.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • She’s laid off half the staff and joked about padlocking the door.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, DC, closed its doors to the public on October 5, six days after the federal government ceased operations following the failure of Republicans and Democrats to agree on a spending bill.
    News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As the 126-foot-tall Twin Towers standing guard over Wembley’s entrance drew us and thousands more inexorably forward from the nearby Underground station, a love affair was born that never quite died, no matter how shabby the old place became in its final years.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Parents navigate uncertainty Wentland is in the final stretch of study preparation for the entrance exam for Alverno's nursing program.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Hatchway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatchway. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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