coaming

coaming

Nautical a raised frame around the cockpit or hatchway of a vessel for keeping out water

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Coaming

 

(1) A raised frame along the perimeter of an opening in the deck of a vessel (such as a cargo hatch, an entrance hatchway, or ventilating holes). On steel vessels, large hatch coamings are made in the form of rib-reinforced sheets or box sections. The height and sturdiness of coamings on the upper decks of oceangoing ships are regulated by registry rules.

(2) A door threshold on a vessel.

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coaming

[′kōm·iŋ]

(naval architecture)

A rim placed on a roof or around a hatch, deck, or bulkhead opening to stop water from entering.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

coaming

A frame or curb around an opening in a roof or floor, raised above the surrounding level to prevent the flow of water into the opening.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

coaming

The edge of an open-cockpit aperture.

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