escape hatch

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• escape hatch — index loophole Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• escape hatch — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms escape hatch : singular escape hatch plural escape hatches a small door for escaping from a ship, aircraft, or submarine in an emergency …   English dictionary

• escape hatch — noun hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency • Hypernyms: ↑hatchway, ↑opening, ↑scuttle • Part Holonyms: ↑submarine, ↑pigboat, ↑sub, ↑U boat, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• escape hatch — 1. a hatch used for emergency escape, as from a submarine or aircraft. 2. a means of avoiding a troublesome situation; a ready or handy way out. [1920 25] * * * …   Universalium

• escape hatch — Synonyms and related words: alternative, back door, back stairs, back way, bolt hole, boundary condition, catch, choice, clause, condition, covert way, donnee, ejection seat, emergency exit, escalator clause, escalier derobe, escape clause,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• escape hatch — noun Date: 1925 1. a hatch providing an emergency exit from an enclosed space 2. a means of evading a difficulty, dilemma, or responsibility …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• escape hatch — es cape ,hatch noun count a small door for escaping from a ship, aircraft, or SUBMARINE in an emergency …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• escape hatch — An opening in the structure of a fuse lage with an easily removable cover to aid the escape of aircrew and passengers in case of an emergency …   Aviation dictionary

• escape — [e skāp′, iskāp] vi. escaped, escaping [ME escapen < NormFr escaper, var. of eschaper < VL * excappare < L ex , out of (see EX 1) + LL cappa, cloak (i.e., leave one s cloak behind)] 1. to get free; get away; get out; break loose, as from …   English World dictionary

• Escape trunk — An escape trunk is a small compartment on a submarine which provides a means for crew to escape from a downed submarine; it operates on a principle similar to an airlock, in that it allows the transfer of persons or objects between two areas of… …   Wikipedia

• hatch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ closed, open ▪ Leave the hatch open. ▪ access, escape ▪ serving (esp. BrE) …   Collocations dictionary