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What is a companionway?

What is a companionway? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship
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After my release from the tangle of ropes, we finned past broken windows along a companionway, and found a door ripped from its hinges.
To minimize maintenance, the only wood used in the entire boat is the tiller and the only opening to the area below deck is the companionway.
I repeated my earlier journey back past the wheelhouse and up the companionway.
I made one more trip forward, through the big main cabin, and climbed up the steps of the forward companionway.
Storage is beneath the berth cushions, and an optional portable toilet fits along the companionway.
I took a relaxed look inside the wheelhouse and made my way along a short companionway to the small aft section.

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