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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

He hurried back to Leoh bumping into seven bewildered citizens of various descriptions and nearly breaking both his legs when he tripped as he ran back onto the moving slideway.

From The Dueling Machine by Ben Bova

In plate p is a groove g to hold the head h at a right angle to the slideway in c, there being a projection beneath h and beneath c to fit into g.

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

The frame a carries a slideway for the slide to which the mitre cutting knife k is secured.

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

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