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hatch coaming

hatch coaming

[′hach ‚kōm·iŋ]
(naval architecture)
A raised frame around a hatch; it forms a support for the hatch cover and strengthens the edges of the opening.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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A clerk passes the way-bill over the hatch coaming. Captain Purnall thumb-marks and passes it to Mr.
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