SLIPWAY


Meaning of SLIPWAY in English

/slip"way'/ , n. Naut.

1. (in a shipyard) the area sloping toward the water, on which the ways are located.

2. See marine railway .

3. a ramp on a factory ship for hauling aboard carcasses of whales for processing.

[ 1830-40; SLIP 1 + WAY 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .