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companionways

companionways is the plural of companionway.

Meaning of companionway

Noun

companionway (plural companionways)

  1. A staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship.
    • I went up the steerage companionway two steps at a time, with nothing distinct in my mind except joy and the hope that Maud would sleep on until the surprise breakfast was quite ready for her.1904, Jack London, chapter 32, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC

Questions about companionways

What is companionways the plural of?
Companionways is the plural of companionway.

Words near companionways in the dictionary

  1. companionly
  2. companions
  3. companionship
  4. companionships
  5. companionway
  6. companionways
  7. companisation
  8. companisations
  9. companization
  10. companizations
  11. compansion

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