"booby-hatch" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-booby-hatch.ogg 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': 57 43
  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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of 'pejorative: lunatic asylum': 6 94

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Alternative forms

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