companionway

As nouns the difference between hatchway and companionway

is that hatchway is a means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door while companionway is a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship.

As nouns the difference between hatch and companionway

is that hatch is a horizontal door in a floor or ceiling while companionway is a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship.

As a verb hatch

is to close with a hatch or hatches.

As a proper noun Hatch

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In nautical terms the difference between gangplank and companionway

is that gangplank is a board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside while companionway is a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship.

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has no English definition.

As a noun companionway

is a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship.