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slipway

English

Etymology

slip +? way.

Noun

slipway (plural slipways)

  1. (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.
    Synonym: building-slip

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References

  • slipway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • waspily

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shipway

English

Etymology

ship +? way

Noun

shipway (plural shipways)

  1. The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched.
  2. A navigable canal.

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