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 north and south quays are each 1,500 ft. long, and the two sides of the jetty 1,000 ft. long each, having a total quayage in connection with the dock of 6,775 ft.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 by Various
There is about a mile of quayage, with special machinery for the shipping of coal, which forms the chief article of export.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 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 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 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
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