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View synonyms for booby hatch

booby hatch

noun

  1. Nautical.
    1. a small hatch giving access to a ladder from the weather deck of a vessel to the interior of the hull.
    2. a small companion secured over a deck opening.
    3. a hoodlike hatch cover having a sliding top.
  2. Slang.
    1. an insane asylum.

booby hatch

noun

  1. a hoodlike covering for a hatchway on a ship
  2. offensive.
    a mental hospital
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of booby hatch1

First recorded in 1830–40

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