coaming

[ koh-ming ]

noun
  1. a raised border around an opening in a deck, roof, or floor, designed to prevent water from running below.

Origin of coaming

1
First recorded in 1605–15; earlier coming, apparently equivalent to comb (in the sense of “crest”) + -ing1

Words Nearby 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 Russell
  • There 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 Russell
  • Then 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 Bower
  • Without waiting for orders from Ned, the lad leaned over the coaming of the little hatch.

    Boy Scouts in the North Sea | G. Harvey Ralphson
  • Then 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

coaming

/ (ˈkəʊmɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a raised frame around the cockpit or hatchway of a vessel for keeping out water

Origin of coaming

1
C17: of unknown origin

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