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

Those standing around the boats were either swept overboard or trapped between the two decks; those of us who were still on our feet struggled up the companionway and down on to the port deck.

From Time Magazine Archive

They clambered down the companionway with word that they bore special sealed orders from Valencia.

From Time Magazine Archive

The jamb was splitting on the inside and it finally gave way and he pushed it open and stepped down the companionway into the cabin.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy