bilgeway

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noun

Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.

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Meanings

nounbilgeway (plural bilgeways)

plural bilgeways

  1. historicalnauticalEither of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.

Origin

From bilge + way.

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Cite this entry
APA

bilgeway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilgeway

MLA

“bilgeway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilgeway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bilgeway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilgeway.

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