ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shipway

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Shipway is a noun meaning The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched.

Meaning

The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched.

More Meanings

  1. A navigable waterway large enough for ships.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: seaway

Word Forms

Synonyms for shipway

Depending on context, synonyms include seaway.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shipyard, shipshed, launchway, shipside, shipbuilding, bilgeway.

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