Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shipway

2 senses of shipway

Sense 1
ways, shipway, slipway -- (structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired)
       => structure, construction -- (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")

Sense 2
ship canal, shipway -- (a canal large enough for seagoing vessels)
       => canal -- (long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation)