lighterage

American  

[lahy-ter-ij] / ˈlaɪ tər ɪdʒ /

noun

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

2. a fee paid for lighter service.

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lighterage British  

/ ˈlaɪtərɪdʒ /

noun

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

2. the charge for this service

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Etymology

Origin of lighterage

First recorded in 1475–85; lighter ² + -age

Example Sentences

The freightage or lighterage charge is $5 a case and boats usually make one trip a day with fifty cases a trip.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is with the view of saving lighterage and plunderage, and bringing the great mass of commerce so much nearer to the heart of the City.

From The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain by Smiles, Samuel

In addition to representing the board he was to arrange for the co-operative use of piers, warehouses, lighterage, terminals, railroads, trucking, and all other transportation facilities in and about the port.

From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by March, Francis Andrew

It was night, as his watch went, when Paul Davidovich started up the delta of the Kobuk River with him in a lighterage company's boat.

From The Alaskan by Curwood, James Oliver

He has certainly organized the lighterage service of the harbour for the O.S.N.

From Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard by Conrad, Joseph