- escape hatch
- [ıʹskeıphætʃ]
1. спасательный люк; аварийный люк2. удобная возможность увильнуть от выполнения обещания и т. п.; удобный предлог
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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
