escape hatch
noun
1
: a hatch providing an emergency exit from an enclosed space
2
: a means of evading a difficulty, dilemma, or responsibility
Examples of escape hatch in a Sentence
the escape hatch of a submarine
Recent Examples on the Web
After Jen’s left the Road with her prize of power, Billy and Agatha are left to puzzle out their own escape hatches.
—
Caroline Framke, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The week's most popular Boeing is looking for an escape hatch from the space business
On December 10, shareholders of the tech giant will vote on whether Microsoft should publicly assess adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
Cryptocurrency, he's been arguing these past 10 years, is a digital escape hatch from the world of financial gatekeeping.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Cheapest flights from Phoenix that cost less than driving in September This rockstar turned mogul's Phoenix restaurants are an escape hatch from reality Massive (and totally free) festival returns to Arizona.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for escape hatch 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Caroline Framke, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The week's most popular Boeing is looking for an escape hatch from the space business
On December 10, shareholders of the tech giant will vote on whether Microsoft should publicly assess adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
Cryptocurrency, he's been arguing these past 10 years, is a digital escape hatch from the world of financial gatekeeping.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Cheapest flights from Phoenix that cost less than driving in September This rockstar turned mogul's Phoenix restaurants are an escape hatch from reality Massive (and totally free) festival returns to Arizona.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for escape hatch
Dictionary Entries Near escape hatch
Cite this Entry
“Escape hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escape%20hatch. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share