slipway (redirected from Slipways)

slip·way  (slpw)

n.

A sloping surface leading down to the water, on which ships are built or repaired.

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slipway

Noun

a large ramp that slopes down from the shore into the water, on which a ship is built or repaired and from which it is launched

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

slipway - structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired shipway, ways shipyard - a workplace where ships are built or repaired structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

Translations

slipway [ˈslɪpweɪ] n → grada, gradas fpl

slipway [ˈslɪpweɪ] n → cale f (de construction or de lancement)

slipway [ˈslɪpweɪ] slip n (Naut) → Ablaufbahn f

slipway [ˈslɪpweɪ] n → scalo di costruzione