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shipway — [ship′wā΄] n. 1. the supporting structure or track on which a ship is built and from which it is launched 2. SHIP CANAL … English World dictionary
Shipway — This interesting English name is either of topographical origin from the Middle English schip , sheep and way , a path or road (thus one gets dweller by a path trodden by sheep ), or locational from shepway one of the early administrative… … Surnames reference
shipway — /ˈʃɪpweɪ/ (say shipway) noun 1. the structure which supports a ship being built. 2. → ship canal …
shipway — noun Date: 1834 the ways on which a ship is built … New Collegiate Dictionary
shipway — /ship way /, n. 1. the structure that supports a ship being built. 2. a ship canal. [1825 35; SHIP + WAY1] * * * … Universalium
shipway — n. structure on which a ship is built; channel or canal for ships … English contemporary dictionary
shipway — noun a slope on which a ship is built and down which it slides to be launched … English new terms dictionary
shipway — ship•way [[t]ˈʃɪpˌweɪ[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. the structure that supports a ship being built 2) naut. navig. a canal navigable by ships • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
shipway — n. a slope on which a ship is built and down which it slides to be launched … Useful english dictionary
Mark Shipway — Personal information Full name Mark Shipway Born 13 May 1976 (1976 05 13) (age 35) Australia Playing information Position … Wikipedia
