coaming
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of coaming
First recorded in 1605–15; earlier coming, apparently equivalent to comb (in the sense of “crest”) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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A transom bench seat is designed to fold up out of the way into the transom coaming, and a cockpit sun platform and a swim platform are optional.
From Time Magazine Archive
The coaming is padded, and there are toerails to keep a leviathan from yanking you overboard.
From Time Magazine Archive
It's big enough for half a dozen anglers to belly up to the teak-capped coaming.
From Time Magazine Archive
An engineroom plenum system draws combustion air from beneath the cockpit coaming, eliminating the need for hullside vents and increasing the opportunity to separate air and water.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rising, Peter found that Olive Baird was standing outside the brass-rimmed coaming.
From The Wireless Officer by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
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