hatchways

noun

plural of hatchway
as in hatches

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  1. hatches
  2. doors
  3. gates
  4. entrances
Noun
  • Livestream coverage will continue when the spacecraft prepares to dock at the space station, and when the hatches are opened between the Soyuz and the outpost so the astronauts can exit the vehicle and step inside.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • This kicks off a lengthy discourse about favorite fishing holes, epic hatches, and the head-scratching days where the fish seem to win.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
Definition of hatches
Noun
  • While some businesses relying on summer traffic have been forced to temporarily close their doors, others refuse to let the smoke alter their plans.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Triple entry doors open into rooms that feel generous and far from overbearing.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • The other would include two larger gates on the preexisting sidewalks approaching Lafayette Square.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
  • Located in the Dartmoor foothills, some 20 minutes from the bohemian market town of Totnes, it’s reached along a series of narrow farm tracks, past a set of imposing stone gates overrun by wildflowers and accompanied by a classic keeper’s cottage.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Definition of gates
Noun
  • Barry said that the Indiana Department of Transportation would make the determination about how many entrances would be required.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • The Secret Service presented renderings of two possible public entrances at the end of 16th Street.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
Definition of entrances
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