lighterage

[ lahy-ter-ij ]

/ ˈlaɪ tər ɪdʒ /

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noun

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

a fee paid for lighter service.

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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

How to use lighterage in a sentence

This factor clearly appears in the sugar and cement lighterage cases in 1908.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
Some were "refund of terminal charges;" some were "lighterage demurrage;" some were allowances for damages.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
The shallowness of the harbour necessitates lighterage and repeated loading of cargoes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various
Have they added a lot more lighters to their lighterage fleet?
Cappy Ricks Retires|Peter B. Kyne

Did your father ever make me pay lighterage if he could help it?
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn

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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