Oxford Dictionary English companionway noun noun BrE BrE//kəmˈpæniənweɪ// ; NAmE NAmE//kəmˈpæniənweɪ// (specialist) Parts of boats and ships Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa set of stairs on a ship See related entries: Parts of boats and shipsSee companionway in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: companionway oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com