Definition of Skidway

1. a platform on which logs are piled for loading or sawing [n -WAYS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skidway

skidmarks
skidoo
skidooed
skidooing
skidoos
skidpad
skidpan
skidpans
skidplate
skidplates
skidproof
skidrow
skidrows
skids
skidway (current term)
skidways
skie
skied
skieldrake
skier
skier day
skiercross
skiers
skies
skiesful
skiey
skieyer
skieyest
skiff

Literary usage of Skidway

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Logging: The Principles and General Methods of Operation in the United States by Ralph Clement Bryant (1913)
"... points depend on the manner in which the timber is to be hauled and on the topography. For Sled Haul. — Where sleds are used the skidway consists of a ..."

2. Thoughts on Books to Read and Books to Burn: A Compilation in Three Parts by Charles Elisher Blakeman (1906)
"Close after the peeling men comes the swamper, who cuts away all the brush and trash and windfalls, thus making a road from the logs to the skidway. ..."

3. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1906)
"In the timber lands of Washington and Oregon, this skidway is usually composed of ... If possible, the skidway is laid in a swampy section of the forest, ..."

4. The Trackman's Helper: A Handbook for Track Foremen, Supervisors and Engineers by Joseph Kindelan (1917)
"After completing this skidway its cost seemed too high and a cheaper method of building ... This was a cheaper form of construction than the other skidway; ..."

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