1. Structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
   "The newly constructed ship slid down the shipway into the harbour";
   - ways, slipway
    
2. A canal large enough for seagoing vessels
   "Large cargo ships navigated through the shipway";
   - ship canal

Derived forms: shipways

Type of: canal, construction, structure

Part of: shipyard

Encyclopedia: Shipway, William