shipway

ship·way

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ship-wey]
- /ˈʃɪpˌweɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ship-wey]
- /ˈʃɪpˌweɪ/

Definitions of shipway word

noun shipway the structure that supports a ship being built. 1
noun shipway a ship canal. 1
noun shipway the structure on which a vessel is built, then launched 0
noun shipway a canal used by ships 0
noun shipway the supporting structure or track on which a ship is built and from which it is launched 0
noun shipway ship canal 0

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Origin of shipway

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35; ship1 + way1

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Parts of speech for Shipway

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shipway

shipway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

shipway usage trend in Literature

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