hatchway

🇺🇸 /ˈhætʃweɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈhætʃweɪ/
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A passage through which you can enter or leave a lower deck on a ship, or access an area below the main deck of an aircraft or spacecraft.

The crew used the hatchway to board the submarine for their underwater mission.

translation

n. A passage through which you can enter or leave a lower deck on a ship, or access an area below the main deck of an aircraft or spacecraft.

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Plural hatchways