Slipway Definition

slĭpwā
noun
An inclined plane leading down into the water, on which ships are built or repaired.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
slipway
Plural:
slipways

Slipway Sentence Examples

  • One centering was used for the two arch rings, supported on dwarf walls which formed a slipway, along which it was moved after the first arch was built.

  • There is a repairing slipway accommodating vessels of Boo tons.

  • She is manually launched on a wheeled trolly, and then recovered using a capstan to haul her back up the slipway.

  • The slipway is located at the end of a long causeway set out into a bay on the south of the island.

  • Earnley Butterly Center is within walking distance and a boat slipway 1.5 miles.

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