( n. )
A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship.
( n. )
A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012