SHIPWAY

ways, shipway, slipway

(noun) structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shipway (plural shipways)

The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched.

A navigable canal.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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