First Known Use: 1822
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companionway
noun com·pan·ion·way \-yən-ˌwā\
: a stairway on a ship that connects one deck to another
Full Definition of COMPANIONWAY
: a ship's stairway from one deck to another
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Origin of COMPANIONWAY
3companion
Rhymes with COMPANIONWAY
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