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

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Example Sentences

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lighterage

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

Have they added a lot more lighters to their lighterage fleet?

From Cappy Ricks Retires by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne

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 Samuel Smiles

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

From Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard by Joseph Conrad

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