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coaming
coaming, the name given to the raised lip, usually about 15–23 centimetres (6–9 in.) high, with which openings in the upper deck, such as hatchways leading to the deck below, are framed to prevent any water on deck from running down the opening into the space below. They also serve as a framework for the cargo hatches of old-fashioned merchant ships, though in this case somewhat higher, to which the strongbacks and hatch covers can be fitted and battened down, and to which the tarpaulin covers can be secured. In yachts, coamings are the vertical sides of the coach-roof or hatches above the deck.
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"coaming." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coaming." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-coaming.html "coaming." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-coaming.html |
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coaming
coam·ing / ˈkōming/ (also coam·ings) • n. a raised border around a ship’s hatch serving to support the hatch covers and to keep out water. ∎ a similar structure around the cockpit of a boat. |
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"coaming." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coaming." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coaming.html "coaming." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coaming.html |
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coaming
coaming (naut.) raised edges of hatches, etc. XVII. of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "coaming." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "coaming." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-coaming.html T. F. HOAD. "coaming." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-coaming.html |
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