shipway (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *shipway*:
NOUN	artifact	shipway, ways, slipway	structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
NOUN	artifact	shipway, ship canal	a canal large enough for seagoing vessels

English > *shipway*: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired.
Synonyms	ways, slipway
Part of	shipyard	A workplace where ships are built or repaired
Broader	structure, construction	A thing constructed
Spanish	grada
Catalan	escar, grada

English > *shipway*: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A canal large enough for seagoing vessels.
Synonym	ship canal
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
Broader	canal	long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation

HyperDic: shipway