'Hatchway' definitions:

Definition of 'hatchway'

(from WordNet)
noun
An entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship [syn: hatchway, opening, scuttle]

Definition of 'Hatchway'

From: GCIDE
  • Hatchway \Hatch"way`\ (-w[=a]`), n. A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar. [1913 Webster]