Slipway
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A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deployer, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats, and for launching and retrieving small boats on trailers towed by automobiles and flying boats on their undercarriage.
Boat ramp for boat trailers.
Batiscan, boat launch, commercial fisherman, St. Lawrence River
An old and simple slipway for smaller boats. Ystad, Sweden
Lifeboat being winched back up its slipway after a launch.
Ferry slip
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A ferry slip is a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat or train ferry. A similar structure called a barge slip receives a barge or car float that is used to carry wheeled vehicles across a body of water.
Tug-propelled Dartmouth ferry barge with integral ramp at each end
BC Ferries Dock seen from the ship about to dock
Two track rail apron and Tinnsjø railway ferry SF Hydro
Automobile apron and ferry of the Lake Champlain Transportation Company