slideway

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noun

Any form of track along which things can slide.

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Meanings

nounslideway (plural slideways)

plural slideways

  1. Any form of track along which things can slide.

    Lumbering down a precipitous "slideway," the Thornycroft broke two main leaves in the back spring[.]

    1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 52

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsloping channel through which things can descend

Similar
chuteslidesloping trough
Broader
guttertrough
Also see
chuteslide

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From slide + way.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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