companionway
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com·pan·ion·way
(kəm-păn′yən-wā′)n. Nautical
A staircase leading from a deck to the cabins or area below.
[From companion, framed windows above a hatchway, companionway, probably alteration of obsolete Dutch kompanje, from Old French compagne, steward's cabin, storeroom, from Old Italian (camera della) compagna, (cabin for) provisions, pantry, from Vulgar Latin *compānia, things eaten with bread : Latin com-, com- + Latin pānis, bread; see companion1.]
companionway
(kəmˈpænjənˌweɪ)n
(Nautical Terms) a stairway or ladder leading from one deck to another in a boat or ship
com•pan•ion•way
(kəmˈpæn yənˌweɪ)n.
a stair or ladder within the hull of a vessel.
[1830–40]
companionway
- A stairway or ladder from a deck to the cabin below.See also related terms for stairway.
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Noun | 1. | companionway - a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship |
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