after-hatch

noun

A hatch located towards the aft of a vessel.

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Meanings

nounafter-hatch (plural after-hatches)

plural after-hatches

  1. nauticalA hatch located towards the aft of a vessel.

    Rasmus sat in the after-hatch at the helm, while the boy was now forward, now aft, as circumstances required.

    1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 181
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Chicago

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