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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

Example Sentences

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

From The Verge

When two jaws are employed they are made to slide in one slideway, and are operated therein by a right and left-handed screw, causing them to simultaneously advance or recede from the chuck axis.

From Project Gutenberg

From the edge of this there may be three or four slideways into deep water.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

He felt tired as he left customs and took the slideway to the planetary shuttle ships.

From Project Gutenberg

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