: an inclined usually concrete surface for a ship being built or repaired
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Satellite imagery shows the warship, covered in blue tarps, lying on its side, with the stern swung out into the harbor, but the bow remaining on the side slipway, according to the U.S.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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Reuters, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Its stern slid down the launch slipway, while its bow section failed to leave the ramp.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
But Titanic Belfast, a striking architectural landmark built on the very slipways where the doomed ocean liner was constructed, delivers a powerful and immersive experience that lingers long after disembarkation.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
More than 10,000 residents were evacuated to ensure their safety as a military convoy transported the unexploded bomb through a densely populated residential area to a ferry slipway, from which it was taken out to sea.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
The slipways where the ship was built now host music concerts.
—Amanda Ferguson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
The Curse of Oak Island (History at 9) Discovery of a possible slipway in the swamp reinforces the team’s eagerness to excavate further.
—Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020
This is a boater's paradise with a private jetty, slipway, boathouse, deepwater mooring, barbecue pavilion, and heated saltwater pool on the water's edge.
—Ellen Paris, Forbes, 23 June 2021
Plus two headless gantry cranes on either side of a 550-foot-long concrete slipway where military ships once entered the water.
—John King, SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2020
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Reuters, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Its stern slid down the launch slipway, while its bow section failed to leave the ramp.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
But Titanic Belfast, a striking architectural landmark built on the very slipways where the doomed ocean liner was constructed, delivers a powerful and immersive experience that lingers long after disembarkation.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
More than 10,000 residents were evacuated to ensure their safety as a military convoy transported the unexploded bomb through a densely populated residential area to a ferry slipway, from which it was taken out to sea.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
The slipways where the ship was built now host music concerts.
—Amanda Ferguson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
The Curse of Oak Island (History at 9) Discovery of a possible slipway in the swamp reinforces the team’s eagerness to excavate further.
—Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020
This is a boater's paradise with a private jetty, slipway, boathouse, deepwater mooring, barbecue pavilion, and heated saltwater pool on the water's edge.
—Ellen Paris, Forbes, 23 June 2021
Plus two headless gantry cranes on either side of a 550-foot-long concrete slipway where military ships once entered the water.
—John King, SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2020
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“Slipway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slipway. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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