slideway
Machine tool track
A slideway is a track or channel along which something slides, typically a machine part.
In manufacturing, slideways are the precision-ground surfaces on lathes and milling machines that guide the carriage or table: The machinist checked the slideways for wear.
The term appears in mechanical engineering contexts where smooth, controlled linear motion is required.
Wheeled passenger vehicle
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- dovetailJoin by interlocking parts
- waysModes of proceeding
gibs · bearing · rails · linear · precision · lathe · milling · alignment
carriage
Wheeled passenger vehicle
ways · gibs · bearing · rails · linear · precision · lathe · milling · alignment · feed
chute
Inclined passage for descent
trough · channel · guide · groove · incline · slope · gravity · decline · spillway · gutter
chute
Inclined passage for descent
- rampSloped connecting surface
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- descentDownward slope or lineage
children · recreation · glide · slope · landing · safety · polished · spiral · tube · enclosed