Meanings
- Confined below in a vessel.
- Under arrest, or in slavery, distress, etc.
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under hatches. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20hatches
“under hatches.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20hatches. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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