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écoutille — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hatch noun A small door or opening, often in a floor, ceiling, wall, or vehicle.
  • scuttle noun An open bucket or container used for carrying coal.

Senses

écoutille is used for these senses in English:

  • hatch An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.
  • hatch (nautical) An opening through the deck of a ship or submarine
  • hatchway A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door.
  • scuttle A small hatch or opening in a boat, sometimes one used for draining water from open deck.

hatch — full definition

  1. noun A small door or opening, often in a floor, ceiling, wall, or vehicle.
  2. verb For a young animal to break out of its egg, or for an egg to produce a young animal.
  3. verb To plan or devise something, especially a scheme.

scuttle — full definition

  1. noun An open bucket or container used for carrying coal.
  2. verb To deliberately sink a ship by making holes in its hull.
  3. verb To run with short, hurried steps; to scurry.

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