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hatches, matches, and dispatches

hatches, matches, and dispatches is the plural of hatch.

hatches, matches, and dispatches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hatch.

Meaning of hatch

Noun

hatch (plural hatches)

  1. A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
    • Moving the wardrobe revealed a previously hidden hatch in the ground.
  2. A trapdoor.
  3. An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.
    • The cook passed the dishes through the serving hatch.
  4. A small door in large mechanical structures and vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft often provided for access for maintenance.
    • A surprising number of incidents is due to roof hatches being left loose or in the raised position when locomotives return to service after maintenance. On one occasion, a 25kV overhead line was damaged by an open hatch.1963 February, “Diesel locomotive faults and their remedies”, in Modern Railways, page 100
  5. An opening through the deck of a ship or submarine
  6. (slang) A gullet.

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Questions about hatches, matches, and dispatches

What is hatches, matches, and dispatches the plural of?
Hatches, matches, and dispatches is the plural of hatch.

Words near hatches, matches, and dispatches in the dictionary

  1. hatcheryman
  2. hatcherymen
  3. hatches
  4. hatches out
  5. hatches up
  6. hatches, matches, and dispatches
  7. hatchest
  8. hatchet
  9. hatchet face
  10. hatchet faces
  11. hatchet job

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