ship·way (sh p w  )n. 1. The structure supporting a ship during construction or in dry dock. 2. See ship canal. |
shipway [ˈʃɪpˌweɪ]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the structure on which a vessel is built, then launched
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a canal used by ships
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| Noun | 1. | shipway - structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired 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" |
| 2. |  shipway - a canal large enough for seagoing vesselscanal - long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation |
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