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noun
A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: building-slip
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A slip road.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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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Synonyms: ways, shipway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure, construction
History
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *slippjander. Old Saxon *slippiander. Middle Low German slippender.? Middle English slippen English slip English way English slipway From slip + way.
Across languages
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
