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coaming

American

[koh-ming] / ˈkoʊ mɪŋ /

noun

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

coaming British

/ ˈkəʊmɪŋ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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The coaming is padded, and there are toerails to keep a leviathan from yanking you overboard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Standard coaming pads, six gunwale-mounted rod holders and access to batteries and lazarette areas make this cockpit functional and fishable.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is further varnish work around the cockpit coaming, but it is all quite low key and subtle yet stunning in its sheer beauty, some might say pure emotion.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sidedecks are wide at 13 inches, the cockpit coaming is high at 30 inches, and there are welded stainless rails wherever you reach.

From Time Magazine Archive

Steadying himself by the coaming, Anstey felt with his left foot for the topmost rung.

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

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