skidway

American  

[skid-wey] / ˈskɪdˌweɪ /

noun

1. a road or path formed of logs, planks, etc., for sliding objects.

2. a platform, usually inclined, for piling logs to be sawed or to be loaded onto a vehicle.

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skidway British  

/ ˈskɪdˌweɪ /

noun

1. a platform on which logs ready for sawing are piled

2. a track made of logs for rolling objects along

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Etymology

Origin of skidway

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; skid + way ¹

Example Sentences

Drawn up the gaping skidway by steel cables thrumming on giant steam-driven winches, the whale reached the broad afterdeck.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not until the doors were closed and locked did they sit down on the skidway outside the hangar to discuss what they had seen.

From The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards by Breckenridge, Gerald

At the second skidway one of the sawyers slapped a stick of timber.

From The Boss of Wind River by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)

Signaling from the upper end of the skidway to the engineer is done by a wire connected to the donkey's whistle, by an electric bell, or by telephone.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

“They may be on a perfectly legitimate enterprise, whoever they are,” Jack said, as all three took seats on the skidway.

From The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards by Breckenridge, Gerald