coaming
a raised border around an opening in a deck, roof, or floor, designed to prevent water from running below.
Origin of coaming
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How to use coaming in a sentence
I looked round to make sure that it were empty, then sneaks up and looks aft with my chin no higher than the coaming.
My Danish Sweetheart, Volume 3 of 3 | William Clark RussellThere was a dark stain on the bare plank close against the coaming or ledge of the door of the Captain's cabin.
My Danish Sweetheart, Volume 3 of 3 | William Clark RussellThen I flooded the boat rapidly through the deadlight till the water came to the level of the coaming.
The Story of Our Submarines | John Graham BowerWithout waiting for orders from Ned, the lad leaned over the coaming of the little hatch.
Boy Scouts in the North Sea | G. Harvey RalphsonThen she gasped, for he stepped on the coaming and plunged overboard in a beautiful, arching dive.
Big Timber | Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for coaming
/ (ˈkəʊmɪŋ) /
a raised frame around the cockpit or hatchway of a vessel for keeping out water
Origin of coaming
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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