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Coamings
Coamings Coam"ings, n. pl. [Cf. Comb a crest.] (Naut.) Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; esp. the fore-and-aft pieces of a hatchway frame as distinguished from the transverse head ledges. [Written also combings.]

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- term is unknown. Coaming also refers to the raised structure around the ****pit of a kayak. "Coaming | Origin and meaning of coaming by Online Etymology...
- kayak. It is sealed at the face, at the wrists and around the ****pit coaming. In this way the paddler can capsize and come back upright (using an Eskimo...
- Sections of the coaming in way of the No. 1 hatch were fractured and buckled inward. The No. 2 hatch cover was missing and the coaming on the No. 2 hatch...
- weather. Further weatherproofing was provided by the addition of high coamings around the lower hatchways while the chainwales were moved above the gun...
- are flush with the surfaces and the windows are flush without visible coaming (edge of window aperture) and are ****ed with radar reflective screens...
- rearranging cargo to level a barge. Coaming- High sides around an open hopper barge. Cover- Fits over the coaming. Used to protect weather sensitive cargo...
- examples. On all but the earliest examples, this turret was surrounded by a coaming which provided a track for a cam-operated interrupter device which prevented...
- It was installed in the interior, requiring the driver's hatch and the coamings over the turret hatches to be noticeably enlarged. This liner had the added...
- striking the ship's side and penetrating the hull; instead, it hit the deck coaming at an angle, near the port Seacat missile launcher, skidded along the deck...
- Marine Electric, and the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. Most cargo hatches have a coaming, a raised edge around the hatch, to help keep out water. The term batten...