slipway meaning

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slipway (noun): structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired.

Definition of slipway

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
Synonyms: ways, shipway
Type of: structure

slipway in a sentence

Tom and Mary launched their boat from the slipway at the tip of the peninsula.

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SL · words ending in AY · 7-letter words

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