1 hatch
Pronounced:
/ˈhætʃ/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural hatch·esMeaning:
[count] 1 a : an opening in the deck of a ship or in the floor, wall, or roof of a building ▪ He squeezed into/through the hatch and crawled below deck. b : the covering of such an opening ▪ He lifted the hatch.
2 : a small door or opening in an airplane or spaceship —see also escape hatch
2 : a small door or opening in an airplane or spaceship —see also escape hatch
batten down the hatches —see 1batten
down the hatch
informal ◊If something goes down the hatch, you swallow it. ▪ a whiskey that goes down the hatch smoothly