Hatchway

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hatchway \Hatch"way`\ (-w[=a]`), n.
     A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording
     passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a
     cellar.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hatchway
       n : an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway
           between decks of a ship [syn: {opening}, {scuttle}]