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slideway

American  
[slahyd-way] / 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

Leoh started to walk away from the booth, back toward the slideway.

From The Dueling Machine by Ben Bova

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 Joshua Rose

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

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