slipway

[ slip-wey ]
/ ˈslɪpˌweɪ /

noun Nautical.

(in a shipyard) the area sloping toward the water, on which the ways are located.
marine railway.
a ramp on a factory ship for hauling aboard carcasses of whales for processing.

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Origin of slipway

First recorded in 1830–40; slip1 + way1

Words nearby slipway

slipstick, slipstream, slipstreaming, slipt, slipware, slipway, slit, slit fricative, slit pocket, slit trench, slit-drum
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British Dictionary definitions for slipway

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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