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

He had spoken, not from the stand, but from a hatchway 20 feet away.

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