launching-ways

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In ship-building, the bed of timber placed on the incline under the bottom of a ship; otherwise called bilge-ways. On this the cradles, which are movable vertical shores, to keep the ship upright, slide. Sometimes also termed bilge-ways.

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ladder-ways
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loover-ways
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spoon-ways
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water-ways
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ways and means
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