1.  shipway(n = noun.artifact) slipway, ways - structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired;
is a kind of construction, structure
is a part of shipyard

2.  shipway(n = noun.artifact) ship canal - a canal large enough for seagoing vessels;
is a kind of canal
has particulars: gota canal, panama canal, suez canal

shipway, n. a slope on which a ship is built and down which it slides to be launched.