companionway

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noun

A staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship.

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Meanings

nouncompanionway (plural companionways)

plural companionways

  1. nauticalA 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

Origin

From companion + way.

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Translations

Finnish kansiportaat
  • kansiportaatstaircase or ladder
Hebrew יַרְדָּה
  • יַרְדָּה (yardah)staircase or ladder
Polish kapa, zejściówka
  • kapastaircase or ladder
  • zejściówkastaircase or ladder
Cite this entry
APA

companionway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/companionway

MLA

“companionway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/companionway. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “companionway,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/companionway.

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