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after-hatch

after-hatch noun: a hatch located towards the aft of a vessel.

Noun

after-hatch (plural after-hatches)

  1. A 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

Forms of after-hatch

pluralafter-hatches

Questions about after-hatch

What does after-hatch mean?
After-hatch means a hatch located towards the aft of a vessel.
What part of speech is after-hatch?
After-hatch is a noun.
What is the plural of after-hatch?
The plural of after-hatch is after-hatches.

Words near after-hatch in the dictionary

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  5. after-guards
  6. after-hatch
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  8. after-hours
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  10. after-image
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