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slipway
slipway, a sloping foreshore in front of a shipyard on which ships are built on ways in preparation for launching. A patent slipway is an inclined plane on the shore extending into the water, usually gravelled or made of concrete, and fitted with rails up which a yacht or other small vessel, secured in a cradle, can be hauled for cleaning or repair.
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"slipway." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "slipway." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-slipway.html "slipway." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-slipway.html |
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slipway
slip·way / ˈslipˌwā/ • n. another term for slip1 (sense 4). |
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"slipway." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "slipway." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-slipway.html "slipway." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-slipway.html |
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slipway
slipway n. another term for slip (sense 1)).
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"slipway." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "slipway." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-slipway.html "slipway." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-slipway.html |
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•Kabwe • hatchway • trackway
•tramway • gangway • Yahweh
•archway • parkway • pathway
•headway • segue • expressway
•airway, fairway, stairway
•railway • gateway
•freeway, keyway, leeway, seaway
•speedway • breezeway • Midway
•ridgeway
•shipway, slipway
•Kitwe • alleyway • Hemingway
•anyway • carriageway • entryway
•steerageway • taxiway • passageway
•byway, highway, skyway
•guideway, tideway
•bridleway • Steinway • driveway
•Otway
•doorway, Norway
•Broadway • walkway
•Galway, hallway
•causeway • roadway • throughway
•sluiceway • footway • subway
•someway • runway • clearway
•areaway • flyaway
•stowaway, throwaway
•hideaway • foldaway
•breakaway, takeaway
•galloway • rollaway
•colourway (US colorway), mulloway
•Greenaway • Stornoway • runaway
•caraway • tearaway • castaway
•getaway • straightaway • waterway
•motorway • cutaway • Hathaway
•giveaway • companionway • sternway
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"slipway." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "slipway." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-slipway.html "slipway." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-slipway.html |
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