/hætʃ/
noun
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 submarineA 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.verb
To close with a hatch or hatches.