Definition of Escape hatch

1. Noun. Hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency.

Group relationships: Aeroplane, Airplane, Plane, Pigboat, Sub, Submarine, U-boat
Generic synonyms: Hatchway, Opening, Scuttle

Definition of Escape hatch

1. Noun. An emergency exit in a vehicle, aircraft, ship, or similar structure. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Escape Hatch

escapades
escapado
escape
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escape artist
escape artists
escape beat
escape character
escape characters
escape clause
escape cock
escape conditioning
escape contraction
escape expert
escape from
escape hatch (current term)
escape impulse
escape interval
escape literature
escape mechanism
escape phenomenon
escape pod
escape pods
escape reaction
escape rhythm
escape sequence
escape sequences
escape tone
escape tones
escape training

Literary usage of Escape hatch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Secrets of the Submarine by Marley Fotheringham Hay (1917)
"It is customary to fit an escape hatch in every compartment of a submarine, ... Frequently the conning tower is also fitted up to form an escape hatch. ..."

2. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1898)
"Aside from two small ash hoist tubes in the central part of the fire room and a small escape hatch forward, there were no openings from the fire room to the ..."

3. The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa by Joseph H. Alexander (1996)
"No one could stand erect without getting shot, so all "transactions" had to take place via the escape hatch in the bottom of the tank's hull. ..."

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