wharfage

American  

[hwawr-fij, wawr-] / ˈʰwɔr fɪdʒ, ˈwɔr- /

noun

1. the use of a wharf.

   to charge higher rates for wharfage.

2. storage of goods at a wharf.

   conditions that make wharfage hazardous.

3. the charge or payment for the use of a wharf.

   to pay one's wharfage monthly.

4. wharves collectively, especially the number of wharves in a particular port.

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wharfage British  

/ ˈwɔːfɪdʒ /

noun

1. accommodation for ships at wharves

2. a charge for use of a wharf

3. wharves collectively

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Etymology

Origin of wharfage

A late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at wharf, -age

Example Sentences

Six warnings for Shropshire include one at the Wharfage in Ironbridge, where the earlier severe flood warning had applied.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2022

A severe flood warning, meaning a danger to life, is also in place for the Wharfage in Ironbridge, Shropshire, where levels were below the top of the barriers as the river peaked overnight.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2022

A severe flood warning is in place at the Wharfage in Ironbridge, meaning there could be a risk to life, and the barriers are expected to be breached.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2022

Severe warnings have also been issued at the Wharfage in Ironbridge, Shropshire, meaning there could be a risk to life.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2022

Mr. Turner, who is at present foreman of the Humber Dock Company, Wharfage department, thus writes:—'I am one of the persons whom Mr. Ellerthorpe has saved from a watery grave.

From The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe by Woodcock, Henry