HATCHWAY

hatchway, opening, scuttle

(noun) an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hatchway (plural hatchways)

A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door.

Anagrams

• whatchya

Source: Wiktionary


Hatch"way`, n.

Definition: A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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