Word: bilgeways
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bil
ge
ways
Definition: Plural of bilgeway. Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.
Morphemes:
Affix: bilge
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water.
Affix: way
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.