"companion ladder" meaning in All languages combined

See companion ladder on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: companion ladders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} companion ladder (plural companion ladders)
  1. (nautical) Either of two ladders leading from the raised quarterdeck of a sailing ship to the upper deck. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-companion_ladder-en-noun-u7fcmS1R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Just as I got my head above the companion ladder, I felt an indescribably unpleasant sensation, suddenly, as it were, losing the power of breathing […] ."
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          "ref": "1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 112:",
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