SLIDEWAY

chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough

(noun) sloping channel through which things can descend

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

slideway (plural slideways)

Any form of track along which things can slide.

Source: Wiktionary


Slide"way`, n.

Definition: A way along which something slides.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 May 2025

MINESHAFT

(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine


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