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Definition of Slipways
1. slipway [n] - See also: slipway
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slipways
Literary usage of Slipways
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Shipbuilding: A Treatise on the Structural Design and Building of by A. Campbell Holms (1918)
"An important matter in shipbuilding is the preparation of the slipways, or berths.
In yards where the ground is hard and solid, the keel blocks for any ..."
2. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Harbour Engineering by Brysson Cunningham (1908)
"Landing slipways.—In situations where the water does not maintain a fairly uniform
level, it becomes necessary to provide sloping ways, or slipways, ..."
3. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Harbour Engineering by Brysson Cunningham (1908)
"Landing slipways.—In situations where the water does not maintain a fairly uniform
level, it becomes necessary to provide sloping ways, or slipways, ..."
4. Notes on Docks and Dock Construction by Charles Colson (1906)
"CHAPTER X. slipways—Advantages and Disadvantages—Inclination of ... constructing
Foundations—slipways of ordinary construction—Mode of working— slipways to ..."
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