hatchways

noun

plural of hatchway
as in hatches

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  1. hatches
  2. doors
  3. gates
  4. entrances
Noun
  • After three to four days, the larva hatches and uses sharp mandibles to bore into the still-living tarantula.
    — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The retro looks didn’t hurt either, channeling the boxy hatches styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro in the 1970s and ’80s.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of hatches
Noun
  • Keep your fruit bowl covered and balcony doors closed—or risk bartering half a banana for your MacBook.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The signature element of the home is undoubtedly the pointed arch, used for both the villa’s doors and its hallways.
    — Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • Secured gates open to a driveway flanked by mature privacy hedges.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The district would install gates on its drives that could be opened or closed as needed during events and school hours.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of gates
Noun
  • All entrances and exits to the city remained sealed, with the operation focused in Deir Bahha and another part of the city called Al-Jalda, according to Hebron Mayor Yousef Zuhair Al-Jabari.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Per a 2016 rule, students were allowed to chalk on walkways, concrete and asphalt but at least 30 feet away from building entrances and not on walls and vertical surfaces.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of entrances
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