slipway
[ slip-wey ]
/ ˈslɪpˌweɪ /
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noun Nautical.
(in a shipyard) the area sloping toward the water, on which the ways are located.
a ramp on a factory ship for hauling aboard carcasses of whales for processing.
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slipway
/ (ˈslɪpˌweɪ) /
noun
the sloping area in a shipyard, containing the ways
Also called: marine railway the ways on which a vessel is launched
the ramp of a whaling factory ship
a pillowcase; pillowslip
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