Definitions

1. noun

A sloping or inclined surface or platform, typically made of concrete or timber, along which a boat or ship can be pulled or slid into the water for launching or repair.

“The old harbour had a slipway where the fishermen would pull their boats in for maintenance.”

2. verb

To launch (a boat or ship) from a slipway.

“The sailors slipped the vessel into the water from the slipway.”