shipway
noun
shipway is spelled S-H-I-P-W-A-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shipway means “The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shipway is shipways.
How many letters and syllables are in shipway?
| Letters | 7: S-H-I-P-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shipway?
Shipway appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of shipway
- shipways plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shipway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched.
- 2
A navigable waterway large enough for ships.
Near-synonym: seaway
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shipway come from?
From ship + way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).