What is a square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar called?
hatchway — A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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