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slipway Definition

slip·way (-wā′)

noun

slip ()

slipway Usage Examples

Preposition: on

side: The ferry to Shapinsay departs from a slipway on the west side of the lifeboat pier.

Preposition: at

end: Stokes Bay pier has gone with just a slipway at the end of Military Road to indicate its former position.

Noun used with modifier

  • lifeboat: Then from the East Breakwater across the outer lay-by taking in Kingston Beach, the Middle Pier and the Lifeboat slipway.
  • ferry: Severn Bridge north bank - the old ferry slipway.
  • boat: Earnley Butterly Center is within walking distance and a boat slipway 1.5 miles.
  • harbor: Mallaig - Swinging moorings are available at Mallaig Boatbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. At the harbor slipways.

Adjective modifier

  • concrete: Loading is by concrete slipway, suitable at all states of the tide.
  • temporary: Up to 200 people, keen to get a good view, had made their way to a temporary slipway ' bridge ' .
  • existing: The existing slipway, originally part of the Greenwich Steam Ferry, will also be retained.
  • public: There is a public slipway to launch your own boats.
  • old: Severn Bridge north bank - the old ferry slipway.
  • small: There is a small slipway to launch small boats.

Converse of object

  • build: Near the aqueduct site work is in progress to build a double slipway to permit trailed boats to be launched onto the canal.
  • use: Get permission to use a slipway from the owner or harbor master.
  • have: The beach has three slipways which allow easy access.
  • include: Other facilities, including the slipway, additional workshops and sheds, and the installation of pontoons, will be built to meet demand.
  • construct: The Wey & Arun Canal Trust has also, with the help of a grant from IWA, constructed two slipways at Drungewick.
  • leave: Wind was nothing to force 1 at best, but the sun was shining as we left the slipway.

Modifies a noun

facility: The slipway facilities should be completed by early November.

Preposition: for

boat: At the other end of the track is a slipway for boats.

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