# slipway

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #85,786

## Definitions
1. A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.
2. A slip road.

## Etymology
From slip + way.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slipway