slipway
slipway noun: a sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.
Noun
slipway (plural slipways)
- A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.
- Synonyms:
- building-slip
- A slip road.
- Immediately beyond the 'No entrance' sign onto the motorway slipway, turn right down the bank.2002, Michael Smout, Merseyside Meanders, →ISBN, page 98
- Cross a motorway slipway – there are no traffic lights. Then cross a major junction. Keep the motorway on your left.2019, Declan Lyons, Cycling the Canal de la Garonne: From Bordeaux to Toulouse, →ISBN, page 48
slipway meaning in Malay and Indonesian
slipway in Malay
- sloping surface
- galangan
slipway in Indonesian
- sloping surface
- galangan
Synonyms of slipway
- building-slip
Forms of slipway
| plural | slipways |
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Origin of slipway
From slip + way.
Questions about slipway
- What does slipway mean?
- Slipway means a sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.
- What is slipway in Malay?
- Slipway in Malay is galangan. See Slipway meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is slipway?
- Slipway is a noun.
- What is the plural of slipway?
- The plural of slipway is slipways.
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