A newborn chick breaks out of me to meet the spring sun, while a sailor fastens me shut on a ship to keep out the stormy sea. What single word am I?
A hatch
To 'hatch' is to emerge from an egg, while a 'hatch' is also a covered opening on the deck of a ship.
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