noun
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the conveyance or loading and unloading of cargo by means of a lighter
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the charge for this service
Etymology
Origin of lighterage
Example Sentences
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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
The shallowness of the harbour necessitates lighterage and repeated loading of cargoes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
This lighterage cost two dollars per ton, and had to be paid by the ship.
From Two Years in Oregon by Nash, Wallis
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 the organization of this transport the constant and helpful cooperation of the Shipping Board, the railroads, and those in control of warehousing, wharfing, lighterage, and other terminal facilities has been invaluable.
From World's War Events, Vol. II by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)
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