coaming
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Etymology[edit]
From earlier coming, apparently from comb (“crest”) + -ing; however, exact origin uncertain.
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Noun[edit]
coaming (plural coamings)
- (nautical) On a boat, the vertical side of above-deck structures, such as the coach roof, hatch, and cockpit.
- 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.
- 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 92:
- 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.
Translations[edit]
on a boat, the vertical side of the hatch
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