Usually means: Land-based track for transporting ships.
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  1. ship railway: Merriam-Webster
  2. ship-railway, ship railway: Wordnik
  3. ship railway: Wiktionary
  4. Ship railway: Dictionary.com
  5. ship railway: FreeDictionary.org
  6. Ship railway: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (ship railway)

noun:  An inclined railway with a cradle-like car, by means of which a ship may be drawn out of the water for repairs etc.
noun:  A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels overland between two watercourses or harbours.

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