shipway vs ways

shipway and ways both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shipway	Yes	No	No	No
ways	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shipway and ways are synonyms defined as:

shipway and ways: structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

Other synonyms of shipway include slipway.

shipway (noun)	ways (noun)
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired	structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
a canal large enough for seagoing vessels