SLIPWAY or BERTH The space in a shipyard where a foundation for launching ways and keel blocks exists and which is occupied by a ship while under construction.
Bilge Ways - The timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.
Block - A Pulley ...
 See also: Sections, Scarph, Shrouds, Ports, Poop
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