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slipway

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slip·way  (slpw)
n.
A sloping surface leading down to the water, on which ships are built or repaired.

slipway [ˈslɪpˌweɪ]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the sloping area in a shipyard, containing the ways
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called marine railway the ways on which a vessel is launched
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) the ramp of a whaling factory ship
4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a pillowcase; pillowslip
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.slipway - 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"
Translations
slipway [ˈslɪpweɪ] Ngradas fpl
slipway [ˈslɪpweɪ] ncale f de lancement
slipway [ˈslɪpˌweɪ] n (Naut) → scalo


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The mercy mission to protect the historic slipway followed a clean-up event by the Clean Tyne Project, a partnership between the Port of Tyne, SITA Trust and the river's bordering council authorities of Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Newcastle.
Byline: Mark Cowan A SLIPWAY leading from a busy Birmingham commuter route was sealed off today after the body of a man was found.
A paramedic and casualty team were transferred to the lifeboat, which then went to Colwyn Bay pier slipway where the woman was stretchered to a waiting ambulance.
 
 
 
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