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
They clambered down the companionway with word that they bore special sealed orders from Valencia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tom Owens stumbled up a companionway yelling, “We’ve sprung a leak!”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
