quayage
Americannoun
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quays collectively.
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space appropriated to quays.
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a charge for the use of a quay or quays.
noun
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a system of quays
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a charge for the use of a quay
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The entire area of the harbour, including the canals, is 111 acres with a quayage length of over 8000 yds.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
The harbour, with an outer and an inner basin, covers an area of 9 acres and has half a mile of quayage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
Leith now possesses five docks and a total quayage of three miles 808 yards, 1,234 yards of which is the old portion.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 by Various
There is extensive quayage, and the largest wool ships are able to load alongside the wharves, which are connected by rail with all parts of the colony.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
The area of the harbour is 42 acres, with nearly 700 lineal yards of quayage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
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