Associations to the word «Companionway»

Wiktionary

COMPANIONWAY, noun. (nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship

Dictionary definition

COMPANIONWAY, noun. A stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche