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
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The homes are connected by a tunnel leading to a 5,000-square-foot underground shelter, reportedly equipped with an escape hatch, a library, and bomb shelter-style steel-and-concrete doors.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
An escape hatch for Brunson, then trapped in no man’s land.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
An act of Mother Nature may have provided a convenient escape hatch.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
An act of Mother Nature may have provided a convenient escape hatch.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
An escape hatch for Brunson, then trapped in no man’s land.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
An act of Mother Nature may have provided a convenient escape hatch.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
An act of Mother Nature may have provided a convenient escape hatch.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for escape hatch
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“Escape hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escape%20hatch. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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