groundway

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noun

In shipbuilding, a substantial foundation of wood or stone for the blocks on which a vessel is built.

OriginMiddle English *groundway ← Old English grundwæġ →
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Meanings

noungroundway (plural groundways)

plural groundways

  1. businessIn shipbuilding, a substantial foundation of wood or stone for the blocks on which a vessel is built.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgrundwæġ“earth, world”
  2. Middle English*groundway
  3. Englishgroundway

From Middle English *groundway, from Old English grundwæġ (“earth, world”).

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APA

groundway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundway

MLA

“groundway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundway. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groundway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundway.

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