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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.

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Origin of lighterage

First recorded in 1475–85; lighter2 + -age

Words nearby lighterage

lightening, lighter, lighter fluid, lighter than air, lighter-than-air, lighterage, lighterman, lightface, lightfast, lightfoot, lightheaded
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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
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