shipway
Speech parts
1. shipway - Noun
2. Shipway - Proper noun
Meaning
a canal large enough for seagoing vessels
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
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Examples
In his 1969 novel Knight in Anarchy Shipway describes the life of Humphrey de Visdelou as he follows Geoffrey de Mandeville to his doom.
In the book Shipway indicates that he lives on the estates that de Visdelou once owned.
Shipway was later to claim that his motive in joining an Indian cavalry regiment was to give him the opportunity to play polo on a regular basis.