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

From Time Magazine Archive

Padded coaming makes fighting fish more comfortable, and a recessed toe kick makes it easier for you to land your catch.

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

Move forward to the aft deck with its molded-in diamond-cut non-slip surface, where half-a-dozen anglers will not rub elbows while bellying up against a vinyl-padded coaming.

From Time Magazine Archive

Clambering over the coaming of the well, he crept on hands and knees towards the bow near where Gilbert stood.

From The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR by Leighton, Robert

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