Hatches

Word HATCHES
Character 7
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Definitions and meanings of "Hatches"

What do we mean by hatches?

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 through.

A small door in large mechanical structures and vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft often provided for access for maintenance.

An opening through the deck of a ship or submarine

A gullet.

A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish.

A floodgate; a sluice gate.

A bedstead.

An opening into, or in search of, a mine.

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The word "hatches" in example sentences

In the film, the blue dragon hatches from the egg growing rapidly to full-size before bonding with her “dragon rider,” allowing both to become stronger than either would be separately. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The relentless search for verbal escape hatches is why politico-speak is persistently meaningless and incomprehensible. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Within days the larva or caterpillar hatches from the speck-sized egg and begins to eat ... and eat. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Still, the makers of Forever Lazy use this fact to justify wearing their product, which is essentially a one-piece fleece blanket with a hood, leg and arm holes, and zippered "hatches" in the front and back "for great escapes when duty calls." ❋ The Huffington Post (2011)

But here's another: adult dragonfly "hatches" in Southern Chile. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I can not help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word "hatches" which arrested M. Letourneur's attention on the night of the disturbance. ❋ Unknown (1911)

The kitchens, which unfortunately are not thrown open to the public, are much as they were in olden days, and afford a curious and interesting glimpse of old-time domestic conditions, with their great fireplaces and their "hatches", through which the dishes were passed to the servers whose duty it was to take them to the dining-hall. ❋ Walter Jerrold (1897)

I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word "hatches" which arrested M. Letourneur's attention on the night of the disturbance. ❋ Jules Verne (1866)

Presentation New injection moulding technology has improved the appearance of parts such as hatches and the swim platform. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hatching eggs gets a stylish and fashionable twist as the Bond St. London Louis Vuitton store "hatches" new shoes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

• Ultimate Presentation New injection moulding technology has improved the appearance of parts such as hatches and the swim platform. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For a while things looked dire, as everyone battened down the hatches. ❋ Joe Queenan (2011)

Batten down the hatches -- it sounds like the rain is on the way, and it's expected to last through much of Thursday, according to The Capital Weather Gang. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Elsewhere, investors large and small will face an unenviable choice: ramping up risk in anticipation of a global recovery, or keeping the hatches battened down on fears of a prolonged downturn? ❋ Francesco Guerrera (2011)

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