An opening, provided with a water tight cover or door, in the side of a vessel of two or more decks, through which cargo is received and discharged.
Indawo evulekileyo, ebonelelwe ngesiqubuthelo okanye ucango olungangeni manzi, ecaleni lenqanawe yemigangatho emibini nangaphezulu, apho umthwalo wenqanawe wamkelelwa ubuye ukhululwe khona.