English Explanatory Dictionary

lighterage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fee paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter (flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances).
  2. The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.

Word forms

lighterage lighterages

Etymology

From lighter + -age.

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