shipway

Noun
  1. Structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired (synset 104572325)
    is a type of: construction, structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
    is a part of: shipyard - a workplace where ships are built or repaired
    same as: slipway, ways
  2. A canal large enough for seagoing vessels (synset 104203380)
    is a type of: canal - long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
    specific instances:
    • gota canal - a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in Sweden
    • panama canal - a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)
    • suez canal - a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
    same as: ship canal

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