companionway

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
companionway
    n 1: a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on
         a ship
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
companionway \companionway\ n.
   1. a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another
      on a ship.
      [WordNet 1.5]
    

[email protected]