companionway

  • 11companionway — n. stairway from the deck to the cabins (on a ship) …

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  • 12companionway — noun a set of steps leading from a ship s deck down to a cabin or lower deck …

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  • 13companionway — noun (U) the steps going from one deck (=level) of a ship to another deck …

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  • 14companionway — com•pan•ion•way [[t]kəmˈpæn yənˌweɪ[/t]] n. naut. navig. a stair or ladder within the hull of a vessel • Etymology: 1830–40 …

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  • 15companionway — /kəmˈpænjənˌweɪ / (say kuhm panyuhn.way) noun Nautical 1. the space or shaft occupied by the steps leading down from the deck to a cabin. 2. the steps themselves …

  • 16companionway — An access way in a deck, with a ladder leading below, for the use of the crew …

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  • 17companionway — noun a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship • Hypernyms: ↑stairway, ↑staircase …

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  • 18North 26 — The North 26 is a boat designed by Julian D Everitt in 1982, Cowes UK, designer of the very successful E boat. Big brother to the E boat, intended for Yacht racing Inshore and in Junior Offshore Group races to rate under Channel now IRC… …

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  • 19companion ladder — noun Etymology: companion (III) : companionway; specifically : a companionway especially on a naval vessel leading down from the quarterdeck to the officers quarters * * * Naut. an inboard ladder or stair, as in a companionway. [1820 30] * * *… …

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  • 20com|pan´ion|less — com|pan|ion1 «kuhm PAN yuhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. one who goes along with or accompanies another; one who shares in what another is doing; comrade: »The twins were companions in work and play. SYNONYM(S): associate. 2. a person paid to live or… …

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