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slideway

American  
[slahyd-wey] / ˈslaɪdˌweɪ /

noun

  1. an inclined surface along which something can slide.


Etymology

Origin of slideway

First recorded in 1855–60; slide + way 1

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And then she saw the woman coming up the slideway ramp.

From The Verge Feb. 6, 2019

Kass had first seen her one true love on the slideway ramp at Osgoode Station, coming up as Kass was coming down.

From The Verge Feb. 6, 2019

Only Hunter and his faded seat companion got out at the turnaround terminal and took the slideway to center-city.

From The Cartels Jungle by Cox, Irving E.

The holder is held in the lathe tool rest in the usual manner, and affords slideway to a slide operated by the handle shown at the right-hand end.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The tool, it will be observed, can be closely held and guided, the degree of taper of the hole bored being governed by the angle of the slideway c to the axis of the sleeve.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

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