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companionway Nautical a stairway or ladder leading from one deck to another in a boat or ship companionway [kəm′pan·yən‚wā] (naval architecture) A stairway that runs from one deck of a ship to another. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I hastily pushed the girl down the companionway leading to the engine-room, and then I raised my pistol and fired my first shot at a boche. Remained the steerage, just for'ard of the cabin, separated from it by a stout bulkhead and entered by a companionway on the main deck. Also, standing in the companionway, head and shoulders out and glass in hand, I could fling the wine overboard. |
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