after-hatch

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English

Noun

after-hatch (plural after-hatches)

  1. (nautical) A hatch located towards the aft of a vessel.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 181:
      Rasmus sat in the after-hatch at the helm, while the boy was now forward, now aft, as circumstances required.