coaming

English

Alternative forms

• combing

Etymology

From earlier coming, apparently from comb (“crest”) +‎ -ing; however, exact origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊ.mɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -əʊmɪŋ
• Homophone: combing

Noun

coaming (plural coamings)

1. (nautical) On a boat, the vertical side of above-deck structures, such as the coach roof, hatch, and cockpit.
2. 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

on a boat, the vertical side of the hatch

• Dutch: luikhoofd, zetboord (nl)
• French: surbaux (fr) m pl
• Hebrew: מַעֲטָר (he) m (ma'atar)
• Italian: mastra (it) f
• Polish: zrębnica f

Further reading

• coaming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• camoing, macigno