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Meaning of Slipway | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A slip road.

Equivalents

العربية المزلقة
Bosanski ćale grada navoz
Deutsch Helge Helgen Helling Stapel
Ελληνικά σκαρί
Español dique grada
Suomi veneenlaskupaikka veneluiska
Français cale cale sèche slipway
Hrvatski ćale grada navoz
Magyar sólya
Bahasa Indonesia galangan
Italiano diga
Nederlands stapel
Polski pochylnia
Português dique rampa de lançamento
Română cală
Русский стапель э́ллинг
Српски ćale grada navoz

Examples

“Immediately beyond the 'No entrance' sign⟳ onto the motorway slipway, turn⟳ right down the bank.”
“Cross a motorway slipway – there are no traffic lights. Then cross a major junction. Keep⟳ the motorway on your left.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Slipyj Slit slit drum slit gong slit lamp slit trench

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