Adjective modifier

• main: As I was stationed but a short distance from the main hatchway, I could catch a glance at all who were carried below.

• small: We slipped through the small hatchway into total blackness.

• large: Next to the turret base a large hatchway ( 7 ) provides access to the space behind the secondary armament.

Noun used with modifier

• fore: All hands took their turn at the pumps, alternately bailing at the fore hatchway.