lighterage

[ lahy-ter-ij ]

/ ˈlaɪ tər ɪdʒ /

noun

the use of lighters in loading and unloading ships and in transporting goods for short distances.

a fee paid for lighter service.

Origin of lighterage

First recorded in 1475–85; lighter² + -age

Words nearby lighterage

lighten, light engine, lightening, lighten up, lighter, lighterage, lighter fluid, lighterman, lighter-than-air, lightface, lightfast

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Example sentences from the Web for lighterage

Lighterage costs $1.25 per short ton, or six cents per cental.
Two Years in Oregon|Wallis Nash
Have they added a lot more lighters to their lighterage fleet?
Cappy Ricks Retires|Peter B. Kyne
Some were "refund of terminal charges;" some were "lighterage demurrage;" some were allowances for damages.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
This lighterage cost two dollars per ton, and had to be paid by the ship.
Two Years in Oregon|Wallis Nash

British Dictionary definitions for lighterage

lighterage

/ (ˈlaɪtərɪdʒ) /

noun

the conveyance or loading and unloading of cargo by means of a lighter

the charge for this service

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单词	lighterage
释义	lighterage [ lahy-ter-ij ] / ˈlaɪ tər ɪdʒ / noun the use of lighters in loading and unloading ships and in transporting goods for short distances. a fee paid for lighter service. Origin of lighterage First recorded in 1475–85; lighter² + -age Words nearby lighterage lighten, light engine, lightening, lighten up, lighter, lighterage, lighter fluid, lighterman, lighter-than-air, lightface, lightfast Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lighterage Lighterage costs $1.25 per short ton, or six cents per cental. Two Years in Oregon\|Wallis Nash Have they added a lot more lighters to their lighterage fleet? Cappy Ricks Retires\|Peter B. Kyne Some were "refund of terminal charges;" some were "lighterage demurrage;" some were allowances for damages. Railroads: Rates and Regulations\|William Z. Ripley This lighterage cost two dollars per ton, and had to be paid by the ship. Two Years in Oregon\|Wallis Nash British Dictionary definitions for lighterage lighterage / (ˈlaɪtərɪdʒ) / noun the conveyance or loading and unloading of cargo by means of a lighter the charge for this service Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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