Definition of "hatchways" [hatchways]

• Plural form of hatchway. (noun)

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• "The fifteen hundred men seem to be all shouting at once, and the din which comes up through the hatchways is fearful."
• "Some he could identify as hatchways, ship locks or docking towers; other shapes were not familiar to him."
• "The organ was often lashed, and I had enough to do to keep my balance, the crew on such occasions clinging to fixtures such as hatchways and stanchions with one hand, and holding the hymn-book in the other, singing heartily: --"