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
Instead, the companionway leads to a full-beam, full-length party zone.
From Time Magazine Archive
John Philip Sousa, returning to the U. S. from England, started down a companionway of the S. S. Leviathan at Manhattan, tripped, sprawled five steps.
From Time Magazine Archive
He dashed out the door and up the companionway.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
