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
The companionway yawned a welcome, though no one was below to answer my request for permission to board.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead, the companionway leads to a full-beam, full-length party zone.
From Time Magazine Archive
He dashed out the door and up the companionway.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
