noun
- a sloping structure or ramp leading into water, used for launching or hauling boats and ships
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The yacht was carefully lowered down the slipway into the harbor.
- Workers used the slipway to pull the fishing boat out of the water for repairs.
- The marina’s concrete slipway made launching small boats much easier.
- Ice covered the slipway, making it dangerous to launch any vessels.
- The shipyard’s massive slipway could accommodate even large cargo ships.
- She backed her trailer down the slipway to retrieve her sailboat.