"booby-hatch" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-booby-hatch.ogg [Australia] Forms: booby-hatches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} booby-hatch (plural booby-hatches)
  1. (nautical) A small hatchway in the deck of a ship. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: hatchway): kulkuluukku (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-booby-hatch-en-noun-E-CRKAfD Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: hatchway': 58 42
  2. (slang, derogatory) A lunatic asylum, workhouse, or similar institution. Tags: derogatory, slang Translations (pejorative: lunatic asylum): hullujenhuone (Finnish), wariatkowo [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-booby-hatch-en-noun-4nTg6Q3R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'pejorative: lunatic asylum': 5 95

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