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launchway

launchway noun: the timbers etc. down which a vessel is launched into the water.

Noun

launchway (plural launchways)

  1. The timbers etc. down which a vessel is launched into the water.

Forms of launchway

plurallaunchways

Origin of launchway

From launch + way.

Questions about launchway

What does launchway mean?
Launchway means the timbers etc. down which a vessel is launched into the water.
What part of speech is launchway?
Launchway is a noun.
What is the plural of launchway?
The plural of launchway is launchways.

Words near launchway in the dictionary

  1. launchmasters
  2. launchmen
  3. launchpad
  4. launchpads
  5. launcht
  6. launchway
  7. launchways
  8. launcing
  9. laund
  10. launder
  11. launderability

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