companionway

/kəmˌpænjənˈweɪ/
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Other forms: companionways

Definitions of companionway
  1. noun
    a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
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    type of:
    staircase, stairway
    a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
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