hatch1
• noun 1 a small opening in a floor, wall, or roof allowing access from one area to another. 2 a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine. — PHRASES down the hatch informal used as a toast. — ORIGIN Old English, denoting the lower half of a divided door.
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