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SLIPWAY
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
slipway (plural slipways)
(nautical) 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.
Synonym: building-slip
Anagrams
• waspily
Source: Wiktionary
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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