hatchway C2 Topic:Transportation US /ˈhætʃweɪ/ UK /ˈhætʃweɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #96593 Meanings 1 noun an opening through a ship's deck, floor, or wall that is fitted with a hatch The sailor carried the lantern down through the forward hatchway. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an opening through a ship's... hatchopening Word family Forms hatchways Related forms hatchcompanionwaydeck Etymology Formed from hatch + way. Hatch in this sense denotes a movable cover over an opening, especially in a ship's deck; hatchway originally named the passage or opening protected by that cover. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hatchway **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhætʃweɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhætʃweɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 96593 ## Meanings 1. an opening through a ship's deck, floor, or wall that is fitted with a hatch ## Examples - The sailor carried the lantern down through the forward hatchway. ## Synonyms - hatch - opening ## Related Forms - hatch - companionway - deck ## Etymology Formed from hatch + way. Hatch in this sense denotes a movable cover over an opening, especially in a ship's deck; hatchway originally named the passage or opening protected by that cover. ## Topics - Transportation markdown