Slipway (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun Nautical.
  1. (in a shipyard) the area sloping toward the water, on which the ways are located.
  2. marine railway.
  3. a ramp on a factory ship for hauling aboard carcasses of whales for processing.
noun
  1. the sloping area in a shipyard, containing the ways
  2. the ways on which a vessel is launched
  3. the ramp of a whaling factory ship
  4. a pillowcase; pillowslip
Slipway (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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