slipway
[
slip
-wey]
/ˈslɪpˌweɪ/
noun
,
Nautical
1.
(in a shipyard) the area sloping toward the water, on which the
ways
are located.
2.
marine railway
.
3.
a ramp on a factory ship for hauling aboard carcasses of whales for processing.
Origin
1830-40;
slip
1
+
way
1
British Dictionary definitions for
slipway
slipway
/
ˈslɪpˌweɪ
/
noun
1.
the sloping area in a shipyard, containing the ways
2.
Also called
marine railway.
the ways on which a vessel is launched
3.
the ramp of a whaling factory ship
4.
a pillowcase; pillowslip