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View synonyms for escape hatch

escape hatch

noun

  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.


escape hatch

noun

  1. a means of escape in an emergency, esp from a submarine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of escape hatch1

First recorded in 1920–25

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