How to Pronounce "companionway"
word
kuhm-PAN-yuhn-way
kuhm-PAN-yuhn-way
Definition
A companionway is a set of steps, stairs, or a passage on a ship or boat that leads from one deck to another, usually from outside to the cabin below.
IPA Transcription
American English
kəmˈpænjənˌweɪ
British English
kəmˈpænjənweɪ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
kuhm-PAN-yuhn-way
UK
kuhm-PAN-yuhn-way
Listen in Context
The companionway leads down to the cabins.
Please be careful on the companionway, it's steep.
He climbed the companionway to go up to the deck.
Watch your head when coming down the companionway—it’s easy to bump into something.