quayage

American

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

noun

quays collectively.
space appropriated to quays.
a charge for the use of a quay or quays.

quayage British

/ ˈkiːɪdʒ /

noun

a system of quays
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

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