quayage

American  

[kee-ij, key-, kwa-] / ˈki ɪdʒ, ˈkeɪ-, ˈkwæ- /

noun

1. quays collectively.

2. space appropriated to quays.

3. a charge for the use of a quay or quays.

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quayage British  

/ ˈkiːɪdʒ /

noun

1. a system of quays

2. a charge for the use of a quay

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Etymology

Origin of quayage

1750–60; < French, equivalent to quay quay + -age -age

Example Sentences

There are five dry docks, and upwards of 1 � m. of quayage.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

The quayage exceeds 100 acres in area and the quay walls are over 3 m. in length.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

Here is an enclosed basin covering 123 acres with ample quayage, dry docks and everything necessary to the accommodation, repair, revictualling and coaling of a numerous fleet.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" 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