ESCAPE HATCH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("escape hatch" is a kind of...):

hatchway; opening; scuttle (an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship)

Holonyms ("escape hatch" is a part of...):

aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)

pigboat; sub; submarine; U-boat (a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes)

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