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

After the felling comes the trimming of branches and knots and "rossing" of bark, to lessen the friction in sliding along the skidway.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

In that case it must be cut into short billets and rolled, as a cant-hook man rolls a log down a skidway.

From Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals by Hulbert, William Davenport

The storm loosened the supports of the skidway and let the logs down.

From Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]

“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