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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
The coaming is padded, and there are toerails to keep a leviathan from yanking you overboard.
From Time Magazine Archive
A clear-top livewell with a nightlight is molded into the transom coaming.
From Time Magazine Archive
These steps�as well as the platform, the cockpit sole, the center foredeck and the coaming rails�are teak on the 33 Heritage Edition.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Girl was sitting on the coaming of the hatch in a state of collapse, her wet garment clinging clammily about her, her head in her hands, her slender figure shaken with convulsive sobs.
From Maid of the Mist by Oxenham, John
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
