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Definition 1: structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired - [noun denoting artifact]

Synonyms for shipway in the sense of this definition

(shipway is a kind of ...) a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

"the structure consisted of a series of arches" "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

(... is part of shipway) a workplace where ships are built or repaired

Definition 2: a canal large enough for seagoing vessels - [noun denoting artifact]

Synonyms for shipway in the sense of this definition

(shipway is a kind of ...) long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation

(... is an instance of shipway) a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in Sweden

(... is an instance of shipway) a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)

(... is an instance of shipway) a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea

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