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   Hatch

   /haCH/

   

   noun

   • 1. an opening of restricted size allowing for passage from one area to another: "a cargo hatch"
   • ▪ an opening in the deck of a boat or ship leading to the cabin or a lower level, especially a hold.
   • ▪ a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine.
   • ▪ an opening in a ceiling leading to a loft.
   • ▪ an opening in a kitchen wall for serving or selling food through: "a service hatch"
   • ▪ the rear door of a hatchback car: "a spare wheel mounted on the rear hatch"
   • ▪ short for hatchback

   Word Origin Old Englishhæcc (denoting the lower half of a divided door), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hek ‘paling, screen’.

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