name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
shipway
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noun
Meaning 2
The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A navigable waterway large enough for ships.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: seaway
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seaway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: waterway
noun
Meaning 4
a canal large enough for seagoing vessels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ship canal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: canal
Narrower terms: Gota Canal, Panama Canal, Suez Canal
noun
Meaning 5
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ways, slipway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure, construction
History
Etymology
From ship + way.