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coaling
English
Verb
coaling
- present participle of coal
Noun
coaling (plural coalings)
- The supplying of a ship with coal.
- Synonym: bunkering
Derived terms
- coaling stage
- coaling station
- coaling tower
Translations
Anagrams
- ANGLICO, coalign
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coaming
English
Etymology
From earlier coming, apparently from comb (“crest”) +? -ing; however, exact origin uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k??.m??/
Noun
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.
- 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, p.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.
- 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, p.92:
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- coaming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- camoing
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