Companionway

Companionway
For other uses, see Companion (disambiguation).


The companionway to the orlop deck of the Norwegian full-rigged ship Sørlandet

In the architecture of a ship, a companion or companionway is a raised and windowed hatchway in the ship's deck, with a ladder leading below and the hooded entrance-hatch to the main cabins. This meaning of "companion" is derived from French and Italian terms meaning "the chamber of the company," originally the name of the storeroom for provisions on board ship. The term later broadened to its current meaning.

See also

Glossary of nautical terms


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  • companionway — n. 1. a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • companionway — ► NOUN ▪ a set of steps leading from a ship s deck down to a cabin or lower deck. ORIGIN from obsolete Dutch kompanje quarterdeck …   English terms dictionary

  • companionway — [kəm pan′yənwā΄] n. [ COMPANION2 + WAY] a stairway leading from one deck of a ship to another …   English World dictionary

  • companionway — [[t]kəmpæ̱njənweɪ[/t]] companionways N COUNT A companionway is a staircase or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship …   English dictionary

  • companionway — noun Etymology: 3companion Date: 1822 a ship s stairway from one deck to another …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • companionway — /keuhm pan yeuhn way /, n. Naut. 1. a stair or ladder within the hull of a vessel. 2. the space occupied by this stair or ladder. [1830 40; COMPANION2 + WAY] * * * …   Universalium

  • companionway — noun a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship …   Wiktionary

  • companionway — com|pan|ion|way [kəmˈpænjənweı] n technical the steps going from one ↑deck (=level) of a ship to another deck …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • companionway — stairs from upper deck of ship to lower deck Nautical Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • companionway — n. stairway from the deck to the cabins (on a ship) …   English contemporary dictionary

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