companionway
Example Sentences
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With a tether connecting her to the 30-foot sailboat, she crouched down in the entrance to the companionway and stayed out of harm’s way while her father trimmed the sail.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2021
One wave smashed through his companionway, flooded the boat, fried his electronics and sparked a small fire.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2018
Twin pantries on either side of the companionway provide additional storage.
From Time Magazine Archive
This he did for Scheherazade when companionway widths prohibited the display.
From Time Magazine Archive
Down some stairs, or a companionway, there was a small saloon where John Faa was talking quietly with Nicholas Rokeby, the gyptian in charge of the vessel.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
