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What (who) is patent slip - definition
Patent slip
INCLINED PLANE FEATURING CRADLE ON WHICH A SHIP CAN ENTER AND EXIT WATER
Marine railway
The patent slip or marine railway is an inclined plane extending from shoreline into water, featuring a "cradle" onto which a ship is first floated, and a mechanism to haul the ship, attached to the cradle, out of the water onto a slip. The marine railway was invented by a Scot, Thomas Morton, in the early 19th century, as a cheaper alternative to dry docks for marine vessel repairs, in particular below waterline.
Slip coach
RAIL PASSENGER CAR DETACHED FROM TRAIN WHILE STILL MOVING AT SPEED
Slip carriage; Slip-coach; Slipcoach; Slip coaches
A slip coach, slip carriage or slip portion in Britain and Ireland, also known as a flying switch in North America, is one or more carriages designed to be uncoupled from the rear of a moving train. The detached portion continued under its own momentum following the main train until slowed by its own guard using the brakes, bringing the slip to a stop, usually at the next station.
slip carriage
RAIL PASSENGER CAR DETACHED FROM TRAIN WHILE STILL MOVING AT SPEED
Slip carriage; Slip-coach; Slipcoach; Slip coaches
(also slip coach)
¦ noun Brit. historical a railway carriage on an express which could be detached so as to come to rest at a station where the main part of the train did not stop.
