SLIPWAY Definition & Meaning

slipway

[ slip-wey ]

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noun

Nautical.

(in a shipyard) the area sloping toward the water, on which the ways way ways are located.
marine railway.
a ramp on a factory ship for hauling aboard carcasses of whales for processing.

slipway

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noun

the sloping area in a shipyard, containing the ways
Also calledmarine railway the ways on which a vessel is launched
the ramp of a whaling factory ship
a pillowcase; pillowslip

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of slipway¹

First recorded in 1830–40; slip ¹ + way ¹

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As well as an enlarged slipway and areas where companies can build and store devices and components, developers have also created new workboat pontoons, office and workshop facilities.

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The Glen Rosa was launched from the slipway earlier this year and fitting out work is expected to be complete by September 2025.

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The ship is built in sections, then joined together on the slipway, supported by keel blocks, bilge blocks, wedges and "shores" - heavy lengths of timber.

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On Friday, a military convoy carried the unexploded bomb on the back of a truck from the site through a densely populated residential area to Torpoint Ferry slipway, where it was taken out to sea.

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Devon and Cornwall Police said the bomb, which was found in a residential yard on Tuesday, will be taken to the Torpoint Ferry slipway to be disposed of at sea beyond the breakwater.

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