hatch

Definitions

• A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
• A trapdoor.
• An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass_pass through.
• A small door in large mechanical structures and vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft often provided for access for maintenance.
• (nautical) An opening through the deck of a ship or submarine
• (slang) A gullet.
• A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish.
• A floodgate; a sluice gate.
• (Scotland) A bedstead.
• (mining) An opening into, or in search of, a mine.