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| hatch [ hach ] (plural hatch·es) |
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1. type of door: a door cut into the floor or ceiling of something, especially on a boat or an aircraft. It is lifted to provide access to the area below or above it. A hatch may also provide access to an attic or cellar in a building.
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2. small hole between two rooms: a small connecting hole in a wall between two rooms, or the small doors that cover this hole
 an escape hatch
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3. automobiles Same as hatchback
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| [ Old English hæcc "lower half of a door, wicket" < Germanic] |