How to pronounce slipway
American English pronunciation
SLIP-way
- IPA
- /ˈslɪpˌweɪ/
- Syllables
- SLIP · way (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What slipway means
A sloping ramp where ships are built and launched
In a sentence: The new fishing boat slid down the slipway and splashed into the harbor.
Where it comes from: It comes from slip, an old word for a ramp leading down into the water.
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