skidway

[ skid-wey ]

noun

1. a road or path formed of logs, planks, etc., for sliding objects.
2. a platform, usually inclined, for piling logs to be sawed or to be loaded onto a vehicle.

skidway

/ ˈskɪdˌweɪ /

noun

1. a platform on which logs ready for sawing are piled
2. a track made of logs for rolling objects along

Word History and Origins

Origin of skidway¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; skid + way ¹

Example Sentences

Finally in looking over a skidway he noticed that one log had not been blue-pencilled across the end.

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The following day he culled a log in another and distant skidway whose butt showed a slant of a good six inches.

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The day following he culled another of the same sort on still another skidway.

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Nevertheless, after finishing conscientiously skidway number one, he moved on to skidway number two.

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Some distance above the river the slope was gradual, and it was necessary to haul the logs to the skidway he had built.

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