English
Pronunciation
AHD|h�ch, IPA|/hæt�/, SAMPA|/<tt>h{tS</tt>/
rhymes|æt�
Noun
en-noun|es
- a horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
- a trapdoor.
- an opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items.
#:The cook passed the dishes through the serving hatch.
- a small door in large mechanical structures and vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft often provided for access for maintenance.
- a narrow passageway between the decks of a ship or submarine.
- (Often as Mayfly hatch) the phenomenon, lasting 1-2 days, of large clouds of mayfly|mayflies appearing in one location (to mate, having reached maturity)
- (poultry)a group of birds that emerged from eggs at a specified time.
#: These pullets are from an April hatch.
Translations
Finnish: luukku
German: Luke f
Portuguese: escotilha f
Spanish: escotilla f
Verb
en-verb|hatch|es
- intransitive (of young animals) to emerge from an egg.
- intransitive (of eggs) to break open when a young animal emerges from it.
- transitive to incubate eggs; cause to hatch.
- transitive to devise. (hatch a plan)
- transitive to shade an area of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines, particularly with lines which cross each other: cross-hatch.
Translations
rfc-trans
intransitive
Finnish: kuoriutua )(1,2)
French: éclore
German: schlüpfen
transitive
Finnish: hautoa (1,2)
German: brüten, ausbrüten, hecken
Derived terms
hatchling
Category:Eggs
fa:hatch
fr:hatch
io:hatch
fi:hatch
ta:hatch
te:hatch
vi:hatch
zh:hatch
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