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coaming

American  
[koh-ming] / ˈkoʊ mɪŋ /

noun

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


coaming British  
/ ˈkəʊmɪŋ /

noun

  1. 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

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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

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