slip road—(UK) a road that runs parallel to a motorway, allowing to gain or lose speed safely while joining or leaving it:
- Temporary closure of a slip road at Carrington signals the final phase in the massive motorway widening project.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase slippery road—
1. a road whose smooth surface is likely to cause a vehicle to slip:
- Suddenly you realize there’s a large boulder lying dead ahead in your lane. You know you can’t stop in time on this slippery road.
2. a precarious course:
- If we embark on this slippery road, we will not keep the country. We must rid ourselves of any great-power chauvinism.
slipway—a sloping path down to the water for ships or boats:
- Stena Paris is laid on wooden rails which are lubricated to help the ship slide down into the water from the slipway.