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hatch⋅way

  [hach-wey]
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–noun
1. Nautical. hatch 2 (def. 1a).
2. the opening of any trap door, as in a floor, ceiling, or roof.
Origin:
1620–30; hatch 2 + way
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hatch

2  [hach]
–noun
1. Nautical.
a. Also called hatchway. an opening, usually rectangular, in the deck through which passengers can pass, cargo can be loaded or unloaded, etc.
b. the cover over such an opening.
2. an opening that serves as a doorway or window in the floor or roof of a building.
3. the cover over such an opening.
4. Slang. the throat as used for drinking: His usual toast was a muttered “Down the hatch!”
5. Aeronautics. an opening or door in an aircraft.
6. the lower half of a divided door, both parts of which can be opened separately.
7. a small door, grated opening, or serving counter in or attached to the wall of a building, room, etc., as for a merchant's stall.
8. a bin or compartment built into a confined space, esp. a deep storage bin.
9. Automotive.
a. the cargo area in a hatchback.
b. Also called liftgate. the hinged lid of a hatchback that swings upward to provide access to the cargo area.
10. anything resembling a hatch.
—Idiom
11. batten down the or one's hatches,
a. Nautical. prepare for stormy weather: used as a command.
b. to prepare to meet an emergency or face a great difficulty: The government must batten down its hatches before the election.
Origin:
bef. 1100; ME hacche, OE hæcc grating, hatch, half-gate; akin to D hek gate, railing
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hatch·way   (hāch'wā')   
n.  

  1. A passage or an opening leading to a hold, compartment, or cellar.

  2. A ladder or stairway within a hatchway.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
hatch

  1. n.
    the mouth. (See also Down the hatch!) : Pop this in your hatch.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

hatch  (v1.)
"to produce young from eggs by incubation," from M.E. hachen (c.1250), probably from O.E. *hæccan, of unknown origin. Hatchery is first recorded 1880.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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