slideway

English

Etymology

From slide +‎ way.

Noun

slideway (plural slideways)

  1. Any form of track along which things can slide.
    • 1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 52:
      Lumbering down a precipitous "slideway," the Thornycroft broke two main leaves in the back spring[.]