Definition of Slipway

1. Noun. Structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired.

Exact synonyms: Shipway, Ways
Group relationships: Shipyard
Generic synonyms: Construction, Structure

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

slipsoles
slipstick
slipstream
slipstreamed
slipstreaming
slipstreams
slipstring
slipstrings
slipt
slipthrift
slipthrifts
slipup
slipups
slipware
slipwares
slipway (current term)
slipways
slish
slishes
slit-shell
slit lamp
slit microscope
slit pores
slit trench
slit ventricle syndrome
slite
slited
slites
slither

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