shipway

Plural: shipways

Noun

• A canal or waterway deep enough for ships to navigate.
• structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
• a canal large enough for seagoing vessels
• The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched.
• A navigable canal.

Examples

• He cleared a shipway for his next seven-letter word, opening up the board.

Synonyms

ship canal, slipway, ways