What is the meaning of Coamings?

(n.pl.) Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; especially the fore-and-aft pieces of a hatchway frame as distinguished from the transverse head ledges.
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APAWebster's. (2011). coamings. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/coamings/definitions/1988482
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MLAWebster's. "coamings" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/coamings/definitions/1988482>