Under the hatches; in trouble, distress, or debt.
Flood-gates set in a river to stop the current of water. Also, coverings of grating, or close hatche...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Are raised coamings on a steamer's deck, to form coverings for the cranks of the engines below. ...
Luxurious quarters "Gingerbread-hatches on shore." ...
Securing the tarpaulins over them. (See battens of the hatches.) ...
Long narrow laths, or straightened hoops of casks, serving by the help of nailing to confine the edg...
Certain raised work rather higher than the decks, about the edges of the hatch-openings of a ship, t...