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noun
A staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stairway, staircase
History
From companion + way.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
