slipway

Plural: slipways

Noun

• An inclined plane leading into water, used for launching or repairing boats.
• structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
• 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.
• A slip road.

Examples

• The blank tile felt like a slipway, offering a smooth path to any word he needed.

Synonyms

shipway, ways, building-slip