Collocations for hatch - noun
ADJECTIVE
closed,
open
Leave the hatch open.
Leave the hatch open.
access,
escape
serving (esp. BrE)
She opened the serving hatch and put the soup on the counter.
serving (esp. BrE)
She opened the serving hatch and put the soup on the counter.
kitchen,
loft
(both BrE)
VERB + hatch
lift,
open,
raise
She lifted the hatch and slid it away from the opening.
She lifted the hatch and slid it away from the opening.
batten down,
close,
shut
They battened down the hatches and prepared for the storm.
He ordered the hatches to be closed.
They battened down the hatches and prepared for the storm.
He ordered the hatches to be closed.
PREPOSITION
through a/the hatch
They got out through the escape hatch.
They got out through the escape hatch.
hatch between
a hatch between the kitchen and the dining room
a hatch between the kitchen and the dining room
hatch to
a hatch to the dining room
a hatch to the dining room