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
Etymology
Origin of quayage
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There are three commercial docks, with over 7000 ft. of quayage, ships drawing 26 ft. being able to moor alongside.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 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
The harbour, with quayage at the suburb of Hythe, is controlled by the corporation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" 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
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
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