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(nautical) 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.

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slipway

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(nautical) 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.

Japanese Meaning

（船舶用）船を建造・修理・保管するために、岸や河川に向かって斜面状に設けられた構造物。船を水中に放つための滑走路ともいえる。 / （道路用語として）本線から分岐するための出入口道路、いわゆるスリップロード。