hatchway
Example Sentences
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It was nonetheless immortalized in Lightfoot’s lyrics: “At 7 p.m., a main hatchway caved in, he said, ‘Fellas, it’s been good to know ya.’
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2025
Gibbon nods and puts more of his strange marks on the wall by the hatchway.
From Nature ● Apr. 2, 2019
We entered frosty courts by a secret hatchway and waved wooden racquets in majestic arcs, a ceremony akin to polar explorers chiselling out ice caves.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 18, 2016
"A big flame came down the hatchway to our compartment," said Ward.
From Time Magazine Archive
The faintly lit hatchway lay in the dark of the yard like a grave yawning at judgment day in some old apocalyptic painting.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
