a platform on which logs ready for sawing are piled
2.
a track made of logs for rolling objects along
skidway in American English
(ˈskɪdˌwei)
noun
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
Word origin
[1875–80, Amer.; skid + way]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: massage, musical chairs, neoclassic, slime mold, weekend