slipway

slip·way | \ ˈslip-ˌwā

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Definition of slipway

: an inclined usually concrete surface for a ship being built or repaired

Examples of slipway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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, "Rugged new S.F. bayside park offers something unexpected — a day at the beach," 1 Oct. 2020 The slipway, by contrast, begins public life as an artifact more than an attraction. — John King, SFChronicle.com, "Rugged new S.F. bayside park offers something unexpected — a day at the beach," 1 Oct. 2020 Next to the original slipways where the Titanic was built, the massive Titanic Belfast museum commemorates Belfast's prolific shipbuilding industry. — Rick Steves, USA TODAY, "Booming Belfast: See how Northern Irish capital went from Titanic to Troubles to 'Thrones'," 16 Jan. 2020 The tide has risen and the steep slipway is shorter by a good five metres. — The Economist, "Ikejime: a humane way to kill fish that makes them tastier," 4 Oct. 2019 The tide has risen and the steep slipway is shorter by a good five metres. — The Economist, "Ikejime: a humane way to kill fish that makes them tastier," 4 Oct. 2019 The tide has risen and the steep slipway is shorter by a good five metres. — The Economist, "Ikejime: a humane way to kill fish that makes them tastier," 4 Oct. 2019 The tide has risen and the steep slipway is shorter by a good five metres. — The Economist, "Ikejime: a humane way to kill fish that makes them tastier," 4 Oct. 2019 Get our daily newsletter An indoor Olympic-size swimming pool is a few steps from a lakeside slipway where holidaymakers may launch speedboats. — The Economist, "A woodland resort symbolises American unions’ diminishing fortunes," 3 Oct. 2019

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“Slipway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slipway. Accessed 23 Oct. 2020.

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