coaming
(noun) a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• camoing
Source: Wiktionary
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
