noun🔗ShareEcoutille, trappeA means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door."The sailor climbed down the narrow hatchway to reach the lower deck of the ship. "Le marin descendit par l'étroite écoutille pour atteindre le pont inférieur du navire.nauticalarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading