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

Broad-shouldered anglers may find the companionway narrow, but the trade-off is a bigger master cabin with en suite head to port.

From Time Magazine Archive

Across the companionway is the guest head with another large shower, with a seat for added functionality.

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