companion ladder

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. an inboard ladder or stair, as in a companionway.

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Etymology

Origin of companion ladder

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

They walked along for some way in the shadow of the mesa, rounded a projection, and there, in a water worn ravine, was the way up the companion ladder.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

Pyjama clad though I was, I thrust my feet into slippers and ran up the companion ladder.

From The Beautiful White Devil by Boothby, Guy Newell

Mounting by it, I clambered over the broken bulwarks and was soon at the entrance to the saloon companion ladder on the promenade deck.

From A Crime of the Under-seas by Boothby, Guy Newell

“Do let us down,” “Do make a little room,” begged and prayed ladies and gentlemen all day long at the head of the companion ladder leading down to the cabin.

From Cruise and Captures of the Alabama by Goodrich, Albert M.

If old Tichel had come down the companion ladder a minute sooner, he might have saved Willis; and he and Willis between them might have overcome Dan'l.

From The Sea Bride by Williams, Ben Ames