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Vinony

slipway

noun

  1. ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: 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.

  1. 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.
  2. A slip road.

    “Immediately beyond the 'No entrance' sign onto the motorway slipway, turn right down the bank.”

    “Cross a motorway slipway – there are no traffic lights. Then cross a major junction. Keep the motorway on your left.”