shipway

/ˈʃɪpˌweɪ/
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Other forms: shipways

Definitions of shipway
  1. noun
    structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
    synonyms: slipway, ways
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    type of:
    construction, structure
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  2. noun
    a canal large enough for seagoing vessels
    synonyms: ship canal
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    examples:
    Gota Canal
    a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in Sweden
    Panama Canal
    a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)
    Suez Canal
    a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
    type of:
    canal
    long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
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