slipway
Americannoun
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(in a shipyard) the area sloping toward the water, on which the ways are located.
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a ramp on a factory ship for hauling aboard carcasses of whales for processing.
noun
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the sloping area in a shipyard, containing the ways
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Also called: marine railway. the ways on which a vessel is launched
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the ramp of a whaling factory ship
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a pillowcase; pillowslip
Etymology
Origin of slipway
Example Sentences
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"Everybody is frustrated that we didn't get long planing runs," Carroll said on the slipway as Bluebird was towed back into the engineering tent for the final time.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
"I'm angry because the slipway wasn't cleaned," Louise said.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
That evening their car slid down the slipway of a pier and into Lough Swilly.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Around the same time, the third team launched from the Teal Park slipway near Auckland’s container terminal.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
You started a marble off at the top, and it rolled round and round, down the slipway on the outside, until it got to the bottom, and then dropped into a chute.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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