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US/hætʃ/
UK/hætʃ/
a small opening or door in a floor, wall, roof, ship or plane
In context
The sailor opened the hatch and climbed down into the engine room.
Food was passed through a hatch between the kitchen and the dining room.
There is a hatch in the ceiling that leads to the attic.
Words that go with hatch
verb + noun
- open the hatchOpen the hatch and check the tank.
- close the hatchPlease close the hatch behind you.
noun + noun
- escape hatchThe plane has an escape hatch near the wing.
- roof hatchHe climbed out through the roof hatch.
- hatch coverA heavy hatch cover kept the water out.