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Definition of Slipway
1. Noun. Structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired.
Definition of Slipway
1. Noun. (nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slipway
1. an area sloping toward the water in a shipyard [n -WAYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slipway
Literary usage of Slipway
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Acts of the Philippine Commission, No.1-1800 (1904)
"AN ACT Granting to Cho Hang Lin. of Manila, Philippine Islands, a revocable
license to construct, operate, and maintain n slipway or marine railway on the ..."
2. Challenging Horizons: QANTAS 1939-1954 by John Gunn (1987)
"Cooee is shown on the slipway at Singapore carrying the red, white and blue
stripes required for recognition when flying near war zones. ..."
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