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Nov 12, 2009
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marine' rail'way




a railway having a rolling cradle for hauling ships out of water onto land and returning them. Also called slipway; Brit., patent slip.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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