shipway

[ ship-wey ]

noun

1. the structure that supports a ship being built.
2. a ship canal.

shipway

/ ˈʃɪpˌweɪ /

noun

1. the structure on which a vessel is built, then launched
2. a canal used by ships

Word History and Origins

Origin of shipway¹

First recorded in 1825–35; ship ¹ + way ¹

Example Sentences

Take, for example, that shameful story of the "Shipway frauds," which is thus referred to by a clergyman of the parish.

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This is the famous siphon—the quadruple passage of concrete that will carry the city's drainage underneath the shipway.

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Stabilization of the levels of the Great Lakes and their opening to the sea by an effective shipway remain to be considered.

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