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slipway

ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water
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slipway

Summary

slipway ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • slipway is a type of architectural structure[2].
  • slipway is a type of launch site[3].
  • slipway is a type of port infrastructure[4].
  • slipway is part of glossary of nautical terms[5].
  • slipway is used for water sport[6].
  • slipway is used for Q1554032[7].
  • slipway's Commons category is recorded as Slipways[8].
  • slipway's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as leisure=slipway[9].
  • slipway's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as seamark:small_craft_facility:category=slipway[10].
  • slipway's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[11].
  • slipway's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • slipway's described by source is recorded as Green Map Icons[13].
  • slipway's different from is recorded as slipway[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include architectural structure[2], launch site[3], and port infrastructure[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include water sport[6] and Q1554032[7]. slipway is part of glossary of nautical terms[5].

Why It Matters

slipway ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[1] slipway has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] slipway is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → slipway
    Subclass of → architectural structure, launch site, port infrastructure
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 37914, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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