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Hatchway

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hatchway'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hatchway.html. 1828.