hatchway

as in hatch

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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 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 The suspect was able to break in through an exterior hatchway, Appleby said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024 Additional officers surrounded the home before Tate exited the basement hatchway and was taken into custody, the report said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2024 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
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Noun
  • The second-generation was essentially the same car, retaining the doors, glass and rear hatch, but swapping the rest of the external bodywork for something a bit more conventional looking.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • Amenities include open-air rain showers, air-conditioning, complimentary minibars, and a clever butler hatch—perfect for your morning cappuccino.
    Melanie van Zyl, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Neither will come cheap, though, and funds have so far been prioritised for the No 10 positions, with United hopeful that Bryan Mbeumo follows Matheus Cunha through the door.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • How Do Carpet Beetles Get Into Your Home? Adult carpet beetles tend to enter the home by flying through open windows and doors, particularly during spring and summer.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • But according to the New York Times, the preliminary report claims the bombing sealed off the entrances to two Iranian nuclear facilities, but failed to collapse the structures beneath those openings.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
  • Shahn paints himself, camera in hand, at the entrance of a church in Brooklyn where a sermon criticizing one of his murals had been delivered.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025

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“Hatchway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatchway. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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