marine railway

marine railway Word Origin noun

1. a railway having a rolling cradle for hauling ships out of water onto land and returning them.

Origin of marine railway An Americanism dating back to 1815–25 Also called slipway; British, patent slip. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for marine railway marine railway noun

1. another term for slipway (def. 2)

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