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coamings

coamings is the plural of coaming.

Meaning of coaming

Noun

coaming (plural coamings)

  1. On a boat, the vertical side of above-deck structures, such as the coach roof, hatch, and cockpit.
  2. A raised frame, designed to deflect or prevent entry of water, around an opening (e.g., a hatch or skylight) in a flat surface, such as a roof or deck.
    • Creepers threaded the wrecked windows of the coaches, ancient and chalky brown with their riveted seams and welted coamings like something proofed for descents into the sea.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 92

Questions about coamings

What is coamings the plural of?
Coamings is the plural of coaming.

Words near coamings in the dictionary

  1. coalyard
  2. coalyards
  3. coambassador
  4. coambassadors
  5. coaming
  6. coamings
  7. Coamo
  8. coamoeba
  9. coamoebas
  10. coamplifiable
  11. coamplification

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