companionway en · NOUN
Etymology
From companion + way.
Meanings
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A staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship.
I went up the steerage companionway two steps at a time, with nothing distinct in my mind except joy and the hope that Maud would sleep on until the surprise breakfast was quite ready for her.
1904, Jack London, chapter 32, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| companionways | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
he יַרְדָּה (staircase or ladder) · fi kansiportaat (staircase or ladder) · pl zejściówka (staircase or ladder) · pl kapa (staircase or ladder)