skidway

skidway
/skid"way'/, n.
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.
[1875-80, Amer.; SKID + WAY]

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